History Characters / TheKingOfFightersTheOrochiSaga97

* BadassInANiceSuit: Yamazaki (with the exception of ''2003'') wears slacks and a vest. In his intro he even wears a [[FurAndLoathing pimp]] [[BadassLongcoat coat]].

* CatchAndReturn: Usually more prevalent in his ''Fatal Fury'' appearances, but included in his ''[=CvS=]'' moveset and EX Yamazaki's moveset in ''[='98UM=]'' (which is based off of Yamazaki in ''Real Bout 2'') and later also in 2002 and 2003. Depending on the button used, he may opt to either [[EnergyAbsorption absorb the projectile for his]] ManaMeter or immediately return it with a projectile of his own.
* ChargedAttack: His Drill DM has multiple levels of potency, depending on how much you [[ButtonMashing mash the A/C button]] after he successfully grabs his opponent (indicated by his laugh becoming more crazed). Then SpamAttack ensues.

* CombatSadomasochist: Not quite. While he doesn't seem to enjoy being hit, one of his specials goes by the name of [=SadoMaso=] and it involves him goading on his opponent, and then [[CounterAttack countering their attack]] with a Drill.
* DemotedToExtra: He's the only surviving member of the Hakkesshu, [[ScrewDestiny not that he gives a shit or anything about it]]. With Orochi's justifiably minimal presence after the climax of the Orochi Saga, Yamazaki has only seen one non-Dream Match appearance since ''[='97=]'' (''KOF 2003'').

* LaughingMad: See directly below.
* [[EvilLaugh Maniacal Laugh]]: Nobody beats him in the maniacal part, especially in his Drill DM. He starts ''foaming at the mouth'', people.

* NeckLift: his [[GrappleMove Bakudan Pachiki special and Drill DM]] starts with this.
* PlayedForLaughs: His [[RubberMan Snake Arm move]] has another interpretation: a super-fast pimp slap.

* RubberMan: his Hebi Tsukai (Snake Charmer) special has him do a mid-ranged punch with his arm stretched. He can aim it to one of 3 directions.

* SmugSnake: Fitting with his snake motifs, he bit too full of himself and is not all that.

* UseYourHead: His knockback attack is a headbutt. He also has a souped-up version of the move as a special called Bombshell Badda-Bing. [[StuffBlowingUp It causes an explosion]].
* WhipItGood: His arms can strike so fast it looks like they turn into whips or snakes.

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-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoujiIshii ('97-2003), ??? (XIV)

* {{Flanderization}}: Par for the course for ''KOF'' (and especially immigrants from other series). Believe it or not, ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' Yamazaki had a lot less screws loose (his [[EvilLaugh Maniacal Laugh]] actually started out as a sly little chuckle). ''KOF'' took his ''Real Bout Special''/''Real Bout 2'' psychopathy and ran with it, turning him into the nutter we all know and love. YMMV on whether [[TropesAreTools this was for better or worse]].

COnfirmed as a DLC character for ''KOF XIV''.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoujiIshii

->''The'' PsychoForHire when it comes to psychos for hire. Yamazaki has been in the crime business for as long as he can remember; he actually started as an orphan from Okinawa, who at an early age joined a local Yakuza cell and ultimately became the right hand of his idol, the high-ranked Yakuza boss Sorimachi, who considered him as a sort-of surrogate son and possible successor. One day, when he and Sorimachi were on their way to make a deal in Osaka, they were set up and ambushed, and Sorimachi was bloodily killed in front of him. This drove him completely insane, and he killed everyone who was there without a scratch. He became something of a criminal mercenary, broker and arms dealer, offering his services to the highest bidder no matter how dirty the job was: his biggest activities were took place in Hong Kong, where he clashed with the policeman Hon Fu. He was approached by the Jin brothers, who hired him to obtain the Jin Scrolls, but was defeated by Terry. He also kidnapped Franco Bash's son for some reason, but Franco rescued him eventually. In ''[='97=]'' he decides to bust up dojos for pleasure, and Billy Kane approaches him with a substantial offer of money courtesy of Geese. At first he doesn't feel like it, but after being infuriated by a surviving student and killing him, Yamazaki agrees. It is revealed that he is a part of the Orochi bloodline, but he doesn't care about that. After the tournament he confronts Geese regarding his money and is paid. In ''2003'' he teams up with Billy yet again on the behest of Geese, along with Gato, but after a scuffle with Billy he has not been heard from since.

* BoisterousBruiser

* GaiasVengeance

* KilledOffForReal

* {{No Shirt|LongJacket}}[[DownplayedTrope , Short Jacket]]

* PillarOfLight

* CleavageWindow
* CombatStilettos

* EvilRedhead

* HiddenEyes

* RapunzelHair

* SexyWalk

** PsychoElectro

* StatuesqueStunner

* WrestlerInAllOfUs

* {{Bishonen}}

%%* FragileSpeedster: Most of his normal moveset revolves around {{Flash Step}}s.

* FingerlessGloves
* KnifeNut: He ''loves'' collecting knives.

* SmugSnake

* BareYourMidriff

* FingerlessGloves

* ForeignFanservice

* PerpetualFrowner: In her backstory, the loss of her lover Butch has left her unable to smile. She's still pretty lively, though.

* AscendedFanboy

* HeroicWannabe

* {{Keet}}: Has some traits.

* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent

* TheTeamNormal

** ReptilesAreAbhorrent

* MysticalWhiteHair
** WhiteHairBlackHeart

* ReligionOfEvil

* SealedEvilInACan

* WalkingShirtlessScene

* RealMenWearPink: Look at his jacket, people. And his earrings and [[HeartSymbol choker]]. And he ''remains'' {{badass}}.

* TooManyBelts: Only one, yes, but it doesn't serve any practical purpose.

* SNKBoss: The hardest to beat of the trio, because he's a blocking whore. Most of the time you will find him blocking almost all of you attacks. And then he'll be right in the needed position to use one of his very powerful throws...

* SealedEvilInACan: See Chris' entry above.

** BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: ...Only to immediately get sealed again by Kyo, Iori, and Chizuru. Effortlessly.]]

* BusCameBack: [[spoiler:After Ash erased himself at the end of ''XIII'', Orochi became a part of EldritchAbomination called Verse, which is the final boss of ''XIV''. After the destruction of Verse, he manages to escape...]]
** BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: ...Only to immediately get sealed again by Kyo, Iori, and Chizuru. Effortlessly.]]

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: In the Yagami team's ending in ''XIV''.]]
** BackForTheDead: [[spoiler: ...Only to immediately get destroyed again by Kyo, Iori, and Chizuru. Effortlessly.]]

* UnknownRival: Of Iori, due to Iori's jazz-themed band cancelling his own rock band's performance at a local venue. Iori, true to form, doesn't even care for the guy. In ''[='98=]'', Yashiro's intro against Iori [[TakeThat ribs]] on Iori's own intro pose (while quoting Chris' standard intro).

* AwesomeMcCoolname[=/=]NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom - Translated, his name reads, "Shrine of the Seven Shackles."
* BattleAura - In his introduction before the fighting as Orochi Yashiro.
* BiggerIsBetter - The more you charge his MegatonPunch in his regular form, the stronger. The last inch of charging makes it unblockable.
* BigBrotherInstinct - Towards Chris, to a degree.
* BigWhat - When knocked out.

* DanceBattler - Some of his moves are reminiscent of Capoeira, and several of his animations involve him dancing about.
* DarkSkinnedBlond - As Orochi Yashiro.
* DishingOutDirt - His "Parched Earth" version.

* EvilCounterpart - To Daimon, as a member of the [[ThePsychoRangers Orochi Team]].

* FriendToAllLivingThings - In one of his winposes he whistles as if calling a dog... and summons [[RuleOfCool an eagle]].
* FlashStep - A special move in his regular persona has him dashing so fast toward the enemy and punch them at such blistering speeds, he seems to fade while doing so.

* HellishPupils - His "Parched Earth" version has slitted snake eyes in ''R-1''.
* InvulnerableKnuckles - His HSDM in ''2002''(''UM'').
* KamehameHadoken - His projectile super in ''[='98=]''(''UM'') is this.

* LightningBruiser - Has minor SuperSpeed similar to that Chris [[FlashStep possesses]] and ''hits like hell''.
* MegatonPunch - That can be charged ForMassiveDamage, much like the Galactica Phantom.

* MetronomicManMashing - Keeping with his parallelism to Daimon, Orochi Yashiro's Musebu Daichi (and its DM variant Ankoku Jigoku Gokuraku Otoshi) involves him [[NeckLift chokeslaming]] his opponent several times in succession.
* MysticalWhiteHair - Possibly indicative of his Orochi status.
** WhiteHairBlackHeart - Nona's artwork from ''2002'' plays this up extensively, where the normally handsome Yashiro looks rugged in his normal form and downright monstrous as Orochi Yashiro.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain - A mild subversion in his case (especially in comparison to his teammates); Yashiro actually has the physical constitution of a fighter.
* PainfullySlowProjectile - His projectile DM in ''[='98=]'' isn't this because of the execution itself, but because of its charging time if you want to make it useful (read: unblockable).

* RealMenWearPink - Look at his jacket, people. And his earrings and [[HeartSymbol choker]]. And he ''remains'' {{badass}}.
* RedEyesTakeWarning - As Orochi Yashiro.
* SealedEvilInACan - See Chris' entry above.
* SNKBoss - The hardest to beat of the trio, because he's a blocking whore. Most of the time you will find him blocking almost all of you attacks. And then he'll be right in the needed position to use one of his very powerful throws...
* SuperStrength - As Orochi Yashiro. He hit pretty damn hard to begin with, but Orochi Yashiro, drawing his power from the earth itself, treats his foes like they're nothing but mere toys.
* UnknownRival - Of Iori, due to Iori's jazz-themed band cancelling his own rock band's performance at a local venue. Iori, true to form, doesn't even care for the guy. In ''[='98=]'', Yashiro's intro against Iori [[TakeThat ribs]] on Iori's own intro pose (while quoting Chris' standard intro).
* ViolationOfCommonSense - Remember the second MegatonPunch we talked about? If you're right next to him, it whiffs.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs - Borderline example: After remembering his status as a Heavenly King of Orochi, Yashiro immediately discards his old fighting style in favor of several grappling and throwing techniques. Most of said attacks lack the finesse of wrestling moves.

* AwesomeButImpractical - Her Orochi Shermie MAX 2/HSDM from ''2002'' and ''2002UM'' has got to be one of the worst examples: She makes lightning come down, but has no control of where it lands, and because it requires low health, she can even get killed without even damaging her opponent! Sure she can make a last minute evasion (the move is unblockable) but so can the opponent.
* BlindingBangs - Her [[HiddenEyes eyes]] have [[HellishPupils slitted pupils]] and are probably [[RedEyesTakeWarning red like her fellow teammates in Orochi Mode]].
* BreakingTheFourthWall - Her ''[='98=]'' winquote, reproduced above.
* TheCameo - In ''XIII'', she can randomly appear in the France stage, boredly sitting at a table on the left-hand side of the arena. [[spoiler:There's no word if she's BackFromTheDead like Mature or Vice or if this is {{Fanservice}} a la the other cameos found in the game.]]

* CasualKink - Just look at the way she fights. Those poses are way too kinky - she willingly catches you with her ample chest in a command move, after all.

* CoolBigSis - Plays this role to Chris, apparently.
* DarkActionGirl[=/=]FemmeFatale - Debatably, as she has little screentime, but her personality while in Orochi Mode fits.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead - As Orochi Shermie in ''2002''.
* DidTheyOrDidntThey - She and her fellow Heavenly King Yashiro. Too much sexual tension between the two. Chris... no. Unless it's Saigado.

* TheDitz - Sings and dances nonchalantly in her {{victory pose}}s.

* {{Dominatrix}} - Just look at those fancy grapples! She can intertwine her legs between your neck like a pro!
* [[HeroesWantRedheads Everyone Wants Redheads]] - Yashiro, a fellow bandmate and servant of Orochi, is clearly attracted to Shermie (if ''2002'' is anything to go by). [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys She appears to at least reciprocate his feelings to some degree]]. As for the credits reel of ''2002''? [[DistractedByTheSexy That speaks volumes]].
* EvilCounterpart - To Benimaru as a member of the [[ThePsychoRangers Orochi Team]]. Funnily enough, while this avoids a DesignatedGirlFight, her opponent is ''[[CampStraight Benimaru]]''.

* EvilSoundsDeep - As normal Shermie, Hazuki Nishikawa gives her a chipper, high-pitched voice. [[PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep But as Orochi Shermie]], she uses an angrier and deeper tone.

* TheFaceless - It's said that her eyes have a malevolent glare about them... but we never see them.
* TheFashionista - Is seen hosting a fashion show in the ''KOF:KYO'' game. [[spoiler:Which is where she meets Yuki (she and Kyo were there in a date) and identifies her as Kushinada.]]
* ForeignFanservice - She's [[EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench French]].
* GirlishPigtails - To a degree. It's more like a Girlish Split Ponytail.

* KissOfDeath - One of her attacks in Orochi Mode has her sending electric projectiles as if she were blowing kisses. Her MAX 2 also starts out this way.
* LeotardOfPower - Wears one underneath her vest.
* MarkOfTheBeast - In one of the ending pictures for ''KOF '98'', Shermie is revealed to have Orochi's tattoo on her back.
* MurderousThighs - Emphasized to the point of her sprite receiving larger hips than Mai Shiranui, [[AllThereInTheManual whom officially has the largest hip measurement of the series]].

* SealedEvilInACan - See Chris' entry above.

* ShesGotLegs - [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/shermie02stance.gif She's got 'em all right.]]
* ShockAndAwe - The "Insanely Violent Lightning" version. Her Lightning Leg Lariat HSDM in ''2002'' for regular Shermie also counts, but it loses the lightning aspect in ''2002: Unlimited Match''.

* ShowSomeLeg - Some of her moves were redesigned in ''2002'' to show off more of her leotard. Her taunt in said game also invokes this trope.
* SNKBoss - A ''cruel'' subversion: Her "Insanely Violent Lighting" version was originally a boss and hidden to play as, but was and has always been, a low tier, if not a true JokeCharacter.

* [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown Stomp Them While They Are Down]] - Like Clark, she's able to add on an additional attack to certain throws of hers. Shermie's particular variant involves her stomping on her foe's downed body.
* TheTease - She flirts with any male she finds attractive, [[DistractedByTheSexy strikes several suggestive poses, and makes a few lewd comments.]]
** InnocentInnuendo - Her moves in her regular form are quite sexy, but she doesn't really seem the type that likes perversion.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]] - [[PowerDyesYourHair As]] Orochi Shermie in ''[='97=]'' and ''[='98=]''. Oddly enough, in ''2002'', her hair became auburn in color.

* AdorablyPrecociousChild - Keep in mind that he's ''[[OlderThanTheyLook fourteen]]'' and he still manages to pull the look real well [[BitchInSheepsClothing to fool those who don't know him.]]

* BootstrappedLeitmotif - In ''Sky Stage'', Orochi Chris' boss theme is "butterfly emerges from chrysalis", the Orochi Team's theme in ''2002: Unlimited Match''. The problem here is that the song is a {{medley}} of "Mad Fantasy" (Orochi Chris' ''[='98=]'' theme) and "Rhythmic Hallucination" (the Orochi Team's ''[='97=]'' theme/Orochi Yashiro's ''[='98=]'' theme) [[note]]"Fanatic Waltz", Orochi Shermie's ''[='98=]'' theme, is conspicuously absent from this composition, although that might be because it overshadowed the other two in "Violent Fire, Lightning, Earth", the Orochi Team's ''2002'' theme[[/note]] and Orochi Yashiro already has the actual "Rhythmic Hallucination" as his theme in the same game.
* CreepyChild[=/=]EnfanteTerrible - In his Orochi form. Only his teammates are safe from this.
* CrossdressingVoices - Voiced by Rio Ogata, who is female.
* DemonicPossession[=/=]InvoluntaryShapeshifting[=/=]PainfulTransformation - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV1MWL9S8Uk His transformation into Orochi.]]
* {{Do It Yourself|ThemeTune}} ImageSong - To a degree. The arranged version of "Rhythmic Hallucination" features vocals performed by none other than Rio Ogata herself.
* EvilCounterpart - To Kyo as a member of the [[ThePsychoRangers Orochi Team]].
%%* FragileSpeedster - Most of his normal moveset revolves around {{Flash Step}}s.
* HellishPupils - His "Flames of Destiny" version has slitted snake eyes in the ''KOF R-1'' for the NeoGeoPocket.
* KilledOffForReal - Possible subversion in that they NeverFoundTheBody, which means Orochi could still be inhabiting it. Orochi being killed by Kyo and [[SealedEvilInACan sealed by Chizuru in another dimension]] does make things more than a little difficult, though.
* LateArrivalSpoiler - Yashiro and Shermie give up their lifeforce to empower Chris, and he becomes the vessel in which Orochi is resurrected.
* OneWingedAngel - He transforms into Orochi at the end of ''KOF '97'' and also in ''2002'', during his MAX 2/HSDM (Orochi Chris only).
* PlayingWithFire - His "Flames of Destiny" version.
* RedEyesTakeWarning - As Orochi Chris, go figure.

* SealedEvilInACan - In the ''EX'' continuity, at least, Chris, along with Yashiro and Shermie, was sealed away with Orochi after its defeat in ''[='97=]'', as mentioned by Reiji. Goenitz was the only member of the Four Heavenly Kings to escape that fate, as he was killed the preceding year.
* StepfordSmiler - Always with a smile in his face, even when killing random people. The fact that he's the BigBad's host doesn't help, either.

* WoundedGazelleGambit - How Chris manages to get to [[spoiler:Yuki]] in ''KOF: KYO''. [[spoiler:When she's waiting for Kyo in what's supposed to be their last pre-KOF date, Chris comes in while pretending to be ill. He then asks Yuki for help, making him lower her defense enough to get caught.]]

->''The'' PsychoForHire when it comes to psychos for hire. Yamazaki has been in the crime business for as long as he can remember; he actually started as an orphan from Okinawa, who at an early age joined a local Yakuza cell and ultimately became the right hand of his idol, the high-ranked Yakuza boss Sorimachi, who considered him as a sort-of surrogate son and possible successor. One day, when he and Sorimachi were on their way to make a deal in Osaka, they were set up and ambushed, and Sorimachi was bloodily killed in front of him. This drove him completely insane, and he killed everyone who was there without a scratch. He became something of a criminal mercenary, broker and arms dealer, offering his services to the highest bidder no matter how dirty the job was - his biggest activities were took place in Hong Kong, where he clashed with the policeman Hon Fu. He was approached by the Jin brothers, who hired him to obtain the Jin Scrolls, but was defeated by Terry. He also kidnapped Franco Bash's son for some reason, but Franco rescued him eventually. In ''[='97=]'' he decides to bust up dojos for pleasure, and Billy Kane approaches him with a substantial offer of money courtesy of Geese. At first he doesn't feel like it, but after being infuriated by a surviving student and killing him, Yamazaki agrees. It is revealed that he is a part of the Orochi bloodline, but he doesn't care about that. After the tournament he confronts Geese regarding his money and is paid. In ''2003'' he teams up with Billy yet again on the behest of Geese, along with Gato, but after a scuffle with Billy he has not been heard from since.

* AnimalMotifs - Snakes. Particularly their various poisons.
* AxCrazy - More so than any other character. ''Don't'' catch him in a bad mood.

* BadassInANiceSuit - Yamazaki (with the exception of ''2003'') wears slacks and a vest. In his intro he even wears a [[FurAndLoathing pimp]] [[BadassLongcoat coat]].
* BeatingADeadPlayer - One of his win poses in ''[=CvS=]'' has Yamazaki grab the fallen opponent [[RubberMan from afar]], [[FacePalmOfDoom hoist them up by the face]], and then taunt them, implying he has this in mind.
* BloodKnight - Takes refuge in absolute carnage.
* CatchAndReturn - Usually more prevalent in his ''Fatal Fury'' appearances, but included in his ''[=CvS=]'' moveset and EX Yamazaki's moveset in ''[='98UM=]'' (which is based off of Yamazaki in ''Real Bout 2'') and later also in 2002 and 2003. Depending on the button used, he may opt to either [[EnergyAbsorption absorb the projectile for his]] ManaMeter or immediately return it with a projectile of his own.
* ChargedAttack - His Drill DM has multiple levels of potency, depending on how much you [[ButtonMashing mash the A/C button]] after he successfully grabs his opponent (indicated by his laugh becoming more crazed). Then SpamAttack ensues.
* ChekhovsGunman - In addition to his DarkAndTroubledPast from ''Fatal Fury'', ''[='97=]'' also reveals that some of his insanity is caused by his Orochi blood. [[ScrewDestiny Not that he cares or anything...]]
* CombatSadomasochist - Not quite. While he doesn't seem to enjoy being hit, one of his specials goes by the name of [=SadoMaso=] and it involves him goading on his opponent, and then [[CounterAttack countering their attack]] with a Drill.
* DemotedToExtra - He's the only surviving member of the Hakkesshu, [[ScrewDestiny not that he gives a shit or anything about it]]. With Orochi's justifiably minimal presence after the climax of the Orochi Saga, Yamazaki has only seen one non-Dream Match appearance since ''[='97=]'' (''KOF 2003'').
* {{Flanderization}} - Par for the course for ''KOF'' (and especially immigrants from other series). Believe it or not, ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' Yamazaki had a lot less screws loose (his [[EvilLaugh Maniacal Laugh]] actually started out as a sly little chuckle). ''KOF'' took his ''Real Bout Special''/''Real Bout 2'' psychopathy and ran with it, turning him into the nutter we all know and love. YMMV on whether [[TropesAreTools this was for better or worse]].

* KnifeNut - He ''loves'' collecting knives.
* LagCancel - His [[AHandfulForAnEye Suna Kake (Sand Spray)]] special can be cancelled to Hebi Tsukai (any version) and then aborted by pressing D. As Suna Kake does more hitstun than most other special moves, he can quickly do another attack after this cancel combination, thus this makes up the bulk of his combos.
* LaughingMad - See directly below.
* [[EvilLaugh Maniacal Laugh]] - Nobody beats him in the maniacal part, especially in his Drill DM. He starts ''foaming at the mouth'', people.
* MulticoloredHair - He's perhaps the only character in the series to rival Goenitz, Mr. [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic "Trash Head"]] himself, in this department.
* NeckLift - his [[GrappleMove Bakudan Pachiki special and Drill DM]] starts with this.
* PlayedForLaughs - His [[RubberMan Snake Arm move]] has another interpretation: a super-fast pimp slap.
* PsychoForHire - '''THE''' psycho-for-hire in the ''KOF'' world.
* RubberMan - his Hebi Tsukai (Snake Charmer) special has him do a mid-ranged punch with his arm stretched. He can aim it to one of 3 directions.
* ScrewDestiny - Doesn't give a rat's ass about his Orochi heritage.
* SelfMadeMan - Sort of. As said before, Yamzaki went from a poor StreetUrchin to a top {{Yakuza}}.
* SlasherSmile - ''All the time.'' Never loses it, not even for a moment.

* TortureTechnician - His ''2002'' win quotes reference skinning the opponent and throwing him/her to the sharks, or feeding them their own intestines.
* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty - Not only the aforementioned knives, but he also [[AHandfulForAnEye kicks dirt in his opponents' faces]] and [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown stomps]] [[GroinAttack on their crotches in one of his supers]].

* UseYourHead - His knockback attack is a headbutt. He also has a souped-up version of the move as a special called Bombshell Badda-Bing. [[StuffBlowingUp It causes an explosion]].
* WhipItGood - His arms can strike so fast it looks like they turn into whips or snakes.
* WildCard - In regards to his fellow Hakkesshu. The remaining Heavenly Kings were hoping to enlist his aid during TheReveal in ''[='97=]''. [[ScrewDestiny It didn't go quite as planned.]]
* WithMyHandsTied - Always keeps his right hand in his pocket out of respect for the gangster he idolized as a child. He still manages to kick copious amounts of ass. The only times you'll ''ever'' see his right hand is when [[KnifeNut he's carving you to shreds with his knife]], or during his DMs.
* {{Yakuza}} - Minus the tattoos, it's all there.
* YearsTooEarly - 100, to be exact, in one of his win poses.

* ActionGirl - On par with [[ActionMom Vanessa]] and mercenaries Leona and Whip.
* AmazonianBeauty - More evident in her sprites than artwork, though her ''XI'' artwork, seen to the right, makes one of the better cases amongst her art renders.

* BellyDancer - As a part of one of her taunts.
* ButNotTooForeign - Mary is actually part-Asian, given that her grandfather was a Japanese kobujutsu master named Tatsumi Suo who once taught Geese Howard.
* CanineCompanion - Her dog Anton (short for Antonio), who appears in some of Mary's intros and win poses.
* CounterAttack - A few of her throws work like this.
* DarkSkinnedBlond - Her {{Stripperiffic}} "Another" outfit from the ''Maximum Impact'' series.

* FingerGun - Playfully uses one as a win pose in later games.

* FlungClothing - In some games, she will throw away her jacket, which her dog, Anton, catches.

* {{Gainaxing}}[=/=]JigglePhysics - Oddly enough, all she's wearing for a top is a sports bra.
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger - In one of her win poses, Mary makes a gun gesture with her index finger and then "fires" it as [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud she says "Bakyuun!"]] ("Bang!").
* GratuitousEnglish - "Are you ready?" and "I shall return!"
* ImageSong - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA7NkmbvV_E "Blue Mary's Blues."]] Made it into ''[='97=]'' and ''[='98=]'' as her theme song (sans vocals).

* MurderousThighs - Her "Mary's Splash Rose" DM.
* NiceGirl - While she's serious about her job, she's usually very friendly.
* PerpetualFrowner - In her backstory, the loss of her lover Butch has left her unable to smile. She's still pretty lively, though.
* ShipTease - [[AllAmazonsWantHercules With Terry]]. If it wasn't for [[CelibateHero Terry's lack of interest in pursuing romance]] and their [[JustFriends lack of commitment]] to actually [[RelationshipUpgrade becoming a]] [[BattleCouple couple]], she'd definitely be his ActionGirlfriend.
* StandardFemaleGrabArea - Inverted, a large portion of Mary's repertoire involves ''her doing the arm-breaking'' (and all other kinds of breaking), not being on the receiving end.
* StaticStunGun - Whips one out on her foes every once in a while in her Stun Fang special.
* TokenGoodTeammate - For the ''[='97=]'' Special Team. She jumped ship the very moment she found out Geese was her real employer, however.
* TragicKeepsake - Her jacket [[ItWasAGift was presented to her]] by her dead lover Butch.
* TooManyBelts - Only one, yes, but it doesn't serve any practical purpose.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs - Another hazy example, considering that Mary's fighting style is labeled as some variation of Combat Sambo.

* {{Adorkable}} - Is he ''ever''.

* ButtMonkey - Particularly in ''KOF '98''[='s=] ending pictures.
* CriticalHit - His status as a LethalJokeCharacter revolved around this.
* [[CuteClumsyGirl Cute Clumsy Guy]] - Sometimes trips after performing some special moves.
* {{Determinator}} - His techniques are low-grade imitations of Kyo. He can't shoot flame, no matter how much training he receives from Kyo or Saisyu or the fact that he has Kyo's old gloves. But every single fighter be ''damned'' if Shingo will ''ever'' give up. Proof? He ''survives'' a beatdown from ''[[SuperpoweredEvilSide Orochi Iori]]'' in ''XI''.
* FingerlessGloves - [[ItWasAGift Presented to him by Kyo]] as a sign of Shingo's progress as a martial artist in ''[='97=]''.
* FlungClothing - Sometimes wears a track jacket over his uniform.

* HeroWorshipper - The parallels between him and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Sakura Kasugano]] (who made her debut around the same time) are so staggering that you might wonder if they're {{Distaff Counterpart}}s.
** SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack - Mainly due to Shingo wanting to emulate Kusanagi-san as much as possible.
** MartialArtsHeadband - Ditto, although it isn't quite the same as Kyo's.
** IconicItem - The Kusanagi gloves Kyo gave to him in ''[='97=]''. Shingo has worn them ever since.
* TheHeart - The other one aside of Chizuru who can keep Kyo and Iori from being at each other's throats.
* IGaveMyWord - To Chizuru.
* IntergenerationalFriendship - Him and Chizuru, who's around 6 years older than he is.
* {{Keet}} - Has some traits.
* LethalJokeCharacter - Thanks to his hard-earned SuperStrength and high CriticalHit capacity.
* MovesetClone - In regards to Kyo and Iori, he's akin to a Dan/Sakura-hybrid, although his [[LethalJokeCharacter spins]] on Kyo's teachings make him a formidable fighter.

* PaintingTheMedium - During his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e66Srayz_kc HSDM]] in ''2002UM'', Shingo tries to copy one of Kyo's moves... [[RuleOfFunny and forgets about halfway through]]. He then takes advantage of the fact that he's in a video game to read through his notebook and finishes the chain of attacks.

* ShoutOut - His ''[='99=]'' taunt is basically feigning being hit and saying "[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam You hit me! Not even my father hits me!]]"
* {{Squee}} - His intro with Kyo in ''[='99=]'' is quite the squee.

* UseYourHead - His Shingo's Own Red-Hot Chariot DM/LDM ends with Shingo flubbing the move and divebombing into the ground. Said divebombing does a ''tremendous'' amount of damage, nearly equaling the rest of the move's damage output.
* TheWorfEffect - At the receiving end in ''KOF: KYO'' and ''KOF XI''. In the first he gets beaten up by [[spoiler:[[BrotherSisterTeam the Sendoh siblings]] [[note]](and you as Kyo should take him to the hospital since it'll let you learn about the Sendoh's brother Keisuke)[[/note]]]] and later by [[spoiler:Yamazaki during the investigation on Yuki's supposed disappearance]]; in the second [[spoiler:he ''and'' Kyo [[CurbStompBattle are curbstomped by Orochi Iori]], though Shingo takes the worst part and, unlike Kyo, he can't join ''KOF XIII''.]]
* YourMindMakesItReal - [[EpilepticTrees There is the belief that]] ''[='98=]'''s "Dream Match Never Ends" comes from Shingo's dream. Every character in this dream match is Shingo's impression of them, based on either personal experience or his notes in his notebook.

* AchillesHeel - His [=AI=] was poor, and most of his normal attacks were nothing special and repetitive.
* AnimalMotifs - The snake, it's even in his name. Orochi means "Great Snake." Still, the snake aspect is mostly in his eyes. Naturally, these extend to his followers. He also invokes [[ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth a butterfly motif]] with his "rebirth" stemming from Chris' status as his host; his intro quote ("Sanagi o yaburi, chou wa mau") translates to "Breaking the cocoon, I shall flutter" and the Orochi Team's ''2002UM'' theme is entitled "butterfly emerges from chrysalis."

** SnakesAreSexy - It doesn't help that his physical form is just Chris's body [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting remolded into a more suitable form]].
* AttractiveBentGender - In ''[[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Orochi-sealing.jpg The King of Fighters: KYO]]'' and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Female_Orochi_1895.jpg a few pieces of bonus artwork]] for ''[='98=]'', Orochi is depicted as a [[EvilIsSexy total babe]] (probably because Orochi reincarnated itself into a female follower).
* AudibleSharpness - His Ukei, which is pretty much a standing Genocide Cutter.
* BiggerBad - While he's--naturally--the BigBad of his eponymous saga, making sure that Orochi ''stays sealed'' is pretty much the overlying focus of the series as a whole.
* CatchAndReturn[=/=]CounterAttack - Both. His Utsushi Iwai special can counter moves of varying properties (ranging from overheads to physical attacks to projectiles) depending on the button pressed.
* CrossdressingVoices - [[ActingForTwo As with Chris]], he is voiced by Rio Ogata.
* DealWithTheDevil - His main interaction and connection with the Yagami (called "Yasakani" back then) family. The Yasakani clan swore subservience (and some other terms) in exchange for the power to overcome the Kusanagi family.

* GaiasVengeance - To an insanely fanatical degree.
* GodOfEvil - More of a quasi-deity, really. Orochi wasn't originally like that either; chalk it up to [[LoveMakesYouEvil his frenetic attempts to "protect" his beloved creator from humanity]].
* HellishPupils - Has slitted snake eyes.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard - In the Sacred Weapons ending of ''KOF '97'', a defeated Orochi tries to use Iori against Kyo and Chizuru by activating his Riot of the Blood, but Iori instead grabs Orochi and restrains him long enough for Kyo to give the final blow.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters - And a threat to his beloved Gaia.
** KillAllHumans - [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore And he would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for]] [[YouMeddlingKids those meddling Three Sacred Clans]] [[OverlyLongGag that sealed him away eons ago and their meddling descendants!]]
** HumanityOnTrial - The ending of ''[='97=]'', in a nutshell.
* LawfulStupid - Hates humans because he sees them as a threat to his beloved Gaia. Gaia ''made humanity'' according to the storyline.
* LightIsNotGood - His Bright Light/Fade to Nothingness/Marukare (Churning Chaos) DM, [[LightEmUp which fills the screen with an eerie greenish light]].
* MarkOfTheBeast[=/=]PowerTattoo - His "dark sun" tattoo that is over his chest. It's probable that Chris has the same tattoo, as his clothes cover the key areas where it would be.
* MeaningfulName - [[CaptainObvious His namesake is the eight-headed Yamata no Orochi of Japanese lore]]. While not canon, some sources ([[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Iori-orochi.gif Iori's ending]] in ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]]'', Andy Seto's ''[[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Orochi-kofkyo.jpg The King of Fighters: Zillion]]'' manhua) depict his true form as ''the'' Orochi.

* NoBiologicalSex - Despite "his" appearance as a fully-grown man, Orochi is a genderless deity whose appearance depends on its host (see AttractiveBentGender above). Most refer to Orochi as a male due to the fact that "his" appearance in ''[='97=]'' is its most commonly known form.
* {{Orochi}} - [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Well]], [[CaptainObvious DUH]].
* PowerFloats - His original version never touched the ground on purpose.
* PowerGlows - Again, his original sprite had a glow that seems to be absent in ''KOF '98 UM''.

* RuleOfCool - Orochi's Supreme Divinity DM involves drawing you in with his godly powers. He then [[YourSoulIsMine rips your soul out of its vessel]] and crushes it in the palm of his hands. ''Your soul''.

* SNKBoss - Was the first to use an absolute priority projectile, a full screen attack, and to fight without needing to crouch.

* TattooAsCharacterType - [[NoBiologicalSex Goes both ways on this.]] Orochi's dark sun tattoo is commonly hypothesized to belong to Chris (whose shirt covers where the marking would be). The location of Shermie, Mature, and Vice's tattoos, all in different spots, would support this idea, but the female Orochi seen in artwork and ''KOF: KYO'' depicting the legendary battle from 1,800 years ago has the same tattoo (although, due to her robes and current body shape, the sun primarily spans across her neck and breasts as opposed to her entire torso). By default, the "warrior" aspect of a chest tattoo could be applied to Orochi, but his female form is depicted as a bit of a [[TheVamp temptress or seductress]] (which, consequently, would certainly explain the hypersexual personalities of Orochi's known female followers).
* VoiceOfTheLegion - Which still comes off as child-like.

* WellIntentionedExtremist - Seeing him as a [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Captain Planet]] wannabe who wants to save the Earth by killing all of humanity seems to describe him well.
** KnightTemplar - On his worst days, Orochi walks the narrow tightrope between well-intentioned extremism and this. [[HumanityOnTrial It remains to be seen if he'll slowly move away from it all.]]

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* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide - In the NFT's ending. After subjecting both Shermie and Chris to [[ImpromptuTracheotomy impromptu tracheotomies]] to power up Orochi, he kills himself in the same way and for the same purpose.]]

* [[spoiler:TheCameo - In ''XIII'', she can randomly appear in the France stage, boredly sitting at a table on the left-hand side of the arena. There's no word if she's BackFromTheDead like Mature or Vice or if this is {{Fanservice}} a la the other cameos found in the game.]]

* [[spoiler:DiedInYourArmsTonight - In the New Faces Team ending in ''[='97=]''. Yashiro [[ImpromptuTracheotomy rips her throat]] (and Chris's too) so their LifeEnergy can aid to Orochi's awakening, then as Shermie dies he holds her in his arms and promises to follow her soon. [[DownerEnding And he does]].]]

* [[spoiler:WoundedGazelleGambit]] - How Chris manages to get to [[spoiler:Yuki]] in ''KOF: KYO''. [[spoiler:When she's waiting for Kyo in what's supposed to be their last pre-KOF date, Chris comes in while pretending to be ill. He then asks Yuki for help, making him lower her defense enough to get caught.]]

* BloodyMurder - In his ''Real Bout 2'' incarnation and, by proxy, his EX form in ''[='98UM=]'', he has a secret 5th level of his [[ThisIsADrill Drill]] super move where he fires his own blood at his opponent several times.
* CatchAndReturn - Usually more prevalent in his ''Fatal Fury'' appearances, but included in his ''[=CvS=]'' moveset and EX Yamazaki's moveset in ''[='98UM=]'' (which is based off of Yamazaki in ''Real Bout 2'').

* [[EvilLaugh Maniacal Laugh]] - Nobody beats him in the maniacal part.
** He starts ''foaming at the mouth'', people.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity - Or maybe it's the other way around with Yamazaki.
* WithMyHandsTied - Always keeps his right hand in his pocket out of respect for the gangster he idolized as a child. He still manages to kick copious amounts of ass. The only time you'll ''ever'' see his right hand is when [[KnifeNut he's carving you to shreds with his knife]].

* BadassNormal

* BiggerIsBetter - The more you charge his MegatonPunch in his regular form, the stronger. The last inch of changing makes it unblockable.

** [[TwoWordsObviousTrope One word]]: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih3snN4QBmc Drill.]] Brutal does not even ''begin'' to describe it.

-->'''Voiced by:''' KoujiIshii

* FragileSpeedster - Most of his normal moveset revolves around {{Flash Step}}s.

[[WMG:Chris - ''Sweden'']]
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->''"You make me laugh, chump. And laugh. And laugh. And laugh."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Rio Ogata

-> The speed-based member of the New Faces Team, and Orochi's chosen vessel. A cute boy who knows it and takes advantage of it. He uses the power of fire in his Awakened form.

* AdorablyPrecociousChild - Keep in mind that he's ''[[OlderThanTheyLook fourteen]]'' and he still manages to pull the look real well [[BitchInSheepsClothing to fool those who don't know him.]]
* {{Bishonen}}
* BootstrappedLeitmotif - In ''Sky Stage'', Orochi Chris' boss theme is "butterfly emerges from chrysalis", the Orochi Team's theme in ''2002: Unlimited Match''. The problem here is that the song is a {{medley}} of "Mad Fantasy" (Orochi Chris' ''[='98=]'' theme) and "Rhythmic Hallucination" (the Orochi Team's ''[='97=]'' theme/Orochi Yashiro's ''[='98=]'' theme) [[note]]"Fanatic Waltz", Orochi Shermie's ''[='98=]'' theme, is conspicuously absent from this composition, although that might be because it overshadowed the other two in "Violent Fire, Lightning, Earth", the Orochi Team's ''2002'' theme[[/note]] and Orochi Yashiro already has the actual "Rhythmic Hallucination" as his theme in the same game.
* CreepyChild[=/=]EnfanteTerrible - In his Orochi form. Only his teammates are safe from this.
* CrossdressingVoices - Voiced by Rio Ogata, who is female.
* DemonicPossession[=/=]InvoluntaryShapeshifting[=/=]PainfulTransformation - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV1MWL9S8Uk His transformation into Orochi.]]
* {{Do It Yourself|ThemeTune}} ImageSong - To a degree. The arranged version of "Rhythmic Hallucination" features vocals performed by none other than Rio Ogata herself.
* EvilCounterpart - To Kyo as a member of the [[ThePsychoRangers Orochi Team]].
* FragileSpeedster - Most of his normal moveset revolves around {{Flash Step}}s.
* HellishPupils - His "Flames of Destiny" version has slitted snake eyes in the ''KOF R-1'' for the NeoGeoPocket.
* KilledOffForReal - Possible subversion in that they NeverFoundTheBody, which means Orochi could still be inhabiting it. Orochi being killed by Kyo and [[SealedEvilInACan sealed by Chizuru in another dimension]] does make things more than a little difficult, though.
* LateArrivalSpoiler - Yashiro and Shermie give up their lifeforce to empower Chris, and he becomes the vessel in which Orochi is resurrected.
* OneWingedAngel - He transforms into Orochi at the end of ''KOF '97'' and also in ''2002'', during his MAX 2/HSDM (Orochi Chris only).
* PlayingWithFire - His "Flames of Destiny" version.
* RedEyesTakeWarning - As Orochi Chris, go figure.
** Seems to overlap with SupernaturalGoldEyes in ''2002: Unlimited Match'''s artwork.
* SealedEvilInACan - In the ''EX'' continuity, at least, Chris, along with Yashiro and Shermie, was sealed away with Orochi after its defeat in ''[='97=]'', as mentioned by Reiji. Goenitz was the only member of the Four Heavenly Kings to escape that fate, as he was killed the preceding year.
* StepfordSmiler - Always with a smile in his face, even when killing random people. The fact that he's the BigBad's host doesn't help, either.
** WordOfGod describes him as a character who can "kill with an innocent smile." Additionally, some of Orochi Chris's artwork (as well as his idle stance in ''2002'') shows him with a SlasherSmile instead.
* [[spoiler:WoundedGazelleGambit]] - How Chris manages to get to [[spoiler:Yuki]] in ''KOF: KYO''. [[spoiler:When she's waiting for Kyo in what's supposed to be their last pre-KOF date, Chris comes in while pretending to be ill. He then asks Yuki for help, making him lower her defense enough to get caught.]]

[[WMG:Yashiro Nanakase - ''Japan'']]

[[WMG:{{Orochi}} - ''Japan'']]
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->''"The butterfly emerges from its chrysalis..."''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Rio Ogata (games), Creator/MotokoKumai (CD dramas)

->The infamous creature of legend. Orochi is one of the servants of Gaia, but along the way he became fanatical in his views, and believed that humans were a threat to Gaia. As such, he began putting a scheme into motion to eliminate humans from existence. He created a cult known as the Hakkesshu, or the 8 Heads of Orochi, to help him with his plans. He was stopped 1800 years ago by the Kusanagi, Yasakani, and Yata clans, who sealed him away. However, he was still able to use some of his power through the seal, and began to spread his influence to others. Through Goenitz, he managed to open the seal partially upon the death of Maki Kagura. The seal was broken in ''[='97=]'', when Yashiro Nanakase and Shermie offered their powers to reawaken him inside Chris. He was resealed by Kyo, Iori, and Chizuru after a fierce battle. Recently there has been a plot to try and break his seal once again by Those From The Past, meaning he may return in the final chapter of the Tales of Ash. [[spoiler:Or not, seeing as Ash's HeroicSacrifice in ''XIII'' [[CosmicRetcon nullified every event in the current saga]].]]

* AchillesHeel - His [=AI=] was poor, and most of his normal attacks were nothing special and repetitive.
* AnimalMotifs - The snake, it's even in his name. Orochi means "Great Snake." Still, the snake aspect is mostly in his eyes. Naturally, these extend to his followers. He also invokes [[ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth a butterfly motif]] with his "rebirth" stemming from Chris' status as his host; his intro quote ("Sanagi o yaburi, chou wa mau") translates to "Breaking the cocoon, I shall flutter" and the Orochi Team's ''2002UM'' theme is entitled "butterfly emerges from chrysalis."
** ReptilesAreAbhorrent
** SnakesAreSexy - It doesn't help that his physical form is just Chris's body [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting remolded into a more suitable form]].
* AttractiveBentGender - In ''[[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Orochi-sealing.jpg The King of Fighters: KYO]]'' and [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Female_Orochi_1895.jpg a few pieces of bonus artwork]] for ''[='98=]'', Orochi is depicted as a [[EvilIsSexy total babe]] (probably because Orochi reincarnated itself into a female follower).
* AudibleSharpness - His Ukei, which is pretty much a standing Genocide Cutter.
* BiggerBad - While he's--naturally--the BigBad of his eponymous saga, making sure that Orochi ''stays sealed'' is pretty much the overlying focus of the series as a whole.
* CatchAndReturn[=/=]CounterAttack - Both. His Utsushi Iwai special can counter moves of varying properties (ranging from overheads to physical attacks to projectiles) depending on the button pressed.
* CrossdressingVoices - [[ActingForTwo As with Chris]], he is voiced by Rio Ogata.
* DealWithTheDevil - His main interaction and connection with the Yagami (called "Yasakani" back then) family. The Yasakani clan swore subservience (and some other terms) in exchange for the power to overcome the Kusanagi family.
* FlashStep
* GaiasVengeance - To an insanely fanatical degree.
* GodOfEvil - More of a quasi-deity, really. Orochi wasn't originally like that either; chalk it up to [[LoveMakesYouEvil his frenetic attempts to "protect" his beloved creator from humanity]].
* HellishPupils - Has slitted snake eyes.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard - In the Sacred Weapons ending of ''KOF '97'', a defeated Orochi tries to use Iori against Kyo and Chizuru by activating his Riot of the Blood, but Iori instead grabs Orochi and restrains him long enough for Kyo to give the final blow.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters - And a threat to his beloved Gaia.
** KillAllHumans - [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore And he would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for]] [[YouMeddlingKids those meddling Three Sacred Clans]] [[OverlyLongGag that sealed him away eons ago and their meddling descendants!]]
** HumanityOnTrial - The ending of ''[='97=]'', in a nutshell.
* LawfulStupid - Hates humans because he sees them as a threat to his beloved Gaia. Gaia ''made humanity'' according to the storyline.
* LightIsNotGood - His Bright Light/Fade to Nothingness/Marukare (Churning Chaos) DM, [[LightEmUp which fills the screen with an eerie greenish light]].
* MarkOfTheBeast[=/=]PowerTattoo - His "dark sun" tattoo that is over his chest. It's probable that Chris has the same tattoo, as his clothes cover the key areas where it would be.
* MeaningfulName - [[CaptainObvious His namesake is the eight-headed Yamata no Orochi of Japanese lore]]. While not canon, some sources ([[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Iori-orochi.gif Iori's ending]] in ''[[VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos SVC Chaos]]'', Andy Seto's ''[[http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/File:Orochi-kofkyo.jpg The King of Fighters: Zillion]]'' manhua) depict his true form as ''the'' Orochi.
* MysticalWhiteHair
** WhiteHairBlackHeart
* NoBiologicalSex - Despite "his" appearance as a fully-grown man, Orochi is a genderless deity whose appearance depends on its host (see AttractiveBentGender above). Most refer to Orochi as a male due to the fact that "his" appearance in ''[='97=]'' is its most commonly known form.
* {{Orochi}} - [[AnthropomorphicPersonification Well]], [[CaptainObvious DUH]].
* PowerFloats - His original version never touched the ground on purpose.
* PowerGlows - Again, his original sprite had a glow that seems to be absent in ''KOF '98 UM''.
* ReligionOfEvil
* RuleOfCool - Orochi's Supreme Divinity DM involves drawing you in with his godly powers. He then [[YourSoulIsMine rips your soul out of its vessel]] and crushes it in the palm of his hands. ''Your soul''.
* SealedEvilInACan
* SNKBoss - Was the first to use an absolute priority projectile, a full screen attack, and to fight without needing to crouch.
* TattooAsCharacterType - [[NoBiologicalSex Goes both ways on this.]] Orochi's dark sun tattoo is commonly hypothesized to belong to Chris (whose shirt covers where the marking would be). The location of Shermie, Mature, and Vice's tattoos, all in different spots, would support this idea, but the female Orochi seen in artwork and ''KOF: KYO'' depicting the legendary battle from 1,800 years ago has the same tattoo (although, due to her robes and current body shape, the sun primarily spans across her neck and breasts as opposed to her entire torso). By default, the "warrior" aspect of a chest tattoo could be applied to Orochi, but his female form is depicted as a bit of a [[TheVamp temptress or seductress]] (which, consequently, would certainly explain the hypersexual personalities of Orochi's known female followers).
* VoiceOfTheLegion - Which still comes off as child-like.
* WalkingShirtlessScene
* WellIntentionedExtremist - Seeing him as a [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Captain Planet]] wannabe who wants to save the Earth by killing all of humanity seems to describe him well.
** KnightTemplar - On his worst days, Orochi walks the narrow tightrope between well-intentioned extremism and this. [[HumanityOnTrial It remains to be seen if he'll slowly move away from it all.]]

[[WMG:Blue Mary (real name Mary Ryan) - ''USA'']]
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->''"This isn't about logic, it's about smashing your face in!"''

-->'''Voiced by:''' Harumi Ikoma

->A freelance agent who was originally hired to investigate the theft of certain important scrolls. Her activities usually revolve around Geese's intentions; it's just as well, as her grandfather was Geese's mentor. In her ''KOF'' debut, she was hired to team with and investigate Geese's right-hand-man Billy Kane and PsychoForHire Ryuji Yamazaki, only to find that Geese was behind her employment. Since then, she has served as a semi-regular team member, usually alongside other Southtown representatives or female fighters. She gets along very well with Terry Bogard, though he wouldn't call her a girlfriend or pursue any relationship with her other than that of an "acquaintance" or "close friend."

* ActionGirl - On par with [[ActionMom Vanessa]] and mercenaries Leona and Whip.
* AmazonianBeauty - More evident in her sprites than artwork, though her ''XI'' artwork, seen to the right, makes one of the better cases amongst her art renders.
* BareYourMidriff
* BellyDancer - As a part of one of her taunts.
* ButNotTooForeign - Mary is actually part-Asian, given that her grandfather was a Japanese kobujutsu master named Tatsumi Suo who once taught Geese Howard.
* CanineCompanion - Her dog Anton (short for Antonio), who appears in some of Mary's intros and win poses.
* CounterAttack - A few of her throws work like this.
* DarkSkinnedBlond - Her {{Stripperiffic}} "Another" outfit from the ''Maximum Impact'' series.
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* FingerGun - Playfully uses one as a win pose in later games.
* FingerlessGloves
* FlungClothing - In some games, she will throw away her jacket, which her dog, Anton, catches.
* ForeignFanservice
* {{Gainaxing}}[=/=]JigglePhysics - Oddly enough, all she's wearing for a top is a sports bra.
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger - In one of her win poses, Mary makes a gun gesture with her index finger and then "fires" it as [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud she says "Bakyuun!"]] ("Bang!").
* GratuitousEnglish - "Are you ready?" and "I shall return!"
* ImageSong - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA7NkmbvV_E "Blue Mary's Blues."]] Made it into ''[='97=]'' and ''[='98=]'' as her theme song (sans vocals).
** In the [=PS2=] version of ''Ultimate Match'' the vocal version is present if you go into Practice Mode against her with the Arrange soundtrack on or if you have EX Mary face EX Terry.
* MurderousThighs - Her "Mary's Splash Rose" DM.
* PerpetualFrowner - In her backstory, the loss of her lover Butch has left her unable to smile. She's still pretty lively, though.
* ShipTease - [[AllAmazonsWantHercules With Terry]]. If it wasn't for [[CelibateHero Terry's lack of interest in pursuing romance]] and their [[JustFriends lack of commitment]] to actually [[RelationshipUpgrade becoming a]] [[BattleCouple couple]], she'd definitely be his ActionGirlfriend.
* StandardFemaleGrabArea - Inverted, a large portion of Mary's repertoire involves ''her doing the arm-breaking'' (and all other kinds of breaking), not being on the receiving end.
* StaticStunGun - Whips one out on her foes every once in a while in her Stun Fang special.
* TokenGoodTeammate - For the ''[='97=]'' Special Team. She jumped ship the very moment she found out Geese was her real employer, however.
* TragicKeepsake - Her jacket [[ItWasAGift was presented to her]] by her dead lover Butch.
* TooManyBelts - Only one, yes, but it doesn't serve any practical purpose.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs - Another hazy example, considering that Mary's fighting style is labeled as some variation of Combat Sambo.

[[WMG:Shermie - ''France'']]

[[WMG:Shingo Yabuki - ''Japan'']]

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->''"Did you see me, Mom?! I... I won! King of the World!"''

-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TakehitoKoyasu

-> Kyo Kusanagi's biggest fan, and a junior in his old highschool. He enters the tournament to fight his idol, and in ''[='99=]'' goes looking for him with Benimaru, K', and Maxima. Afterwards, Saisyu takes him in as an apprentice. He re-enters the ''XI'' tournament to replace Chizuru, but though [[TheHeart he sorta manages to keep Iori and Kyo from killing each other]], he's beaten senseless by a reawakened Orochi Iori.

* {{Adorkable}} - Is he ''ever''.
* AscendedFanboy
* BadassNormal
* ButtMonkey - Particularly in ''KOF '98''[='s=] ending pictures.
* CriticalHit - His status as a LethalJokeCharacter revolved around this.
* [[CuteClumsyGirl Cute Clumsy Guy]] - Sometimes trips after performing some special moves.
* {{Determinator}} - His techniques are low-grade imitations of Kyo. He can't shoot flame, no matter how much training he receives from Kyo or Saisyu or the fact that he has Kyo's old gloves. But every single fighter be ''damned'' if Shingo will ''ever'' give up. Proof? He ''survives'' a beatdown from ''[[SuperpoweredEvilSide Orochi Iori]]'' in ''XI''.
* FingerlessGloves - [[ItWasAGift Presented to him by Kyo]] as a sign of Shingo's progress as a martial artist in ''[='97=]''.
* FlungClothing - Sometimes wears a track jacket over his uniform.
* HeroicWannabe
* HeroWorshipper - The parallels between him and [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Sakura Kasugano]] (who made her debut around the same time) are so staggering that you might wonder if they're {{Distaff Counterpart}}s.
** SchoolUniformsAreTheNewBlack - Mainly due to Shingo wanting to emulate Kusanagi-san as much as possible.
** MartialArtsHeadband - Ditto, although it isn't quite the same as Kyo's.
** IconicItem - The Kusanagi gloves Kyo gave to him in ''[='97=]''. Shingo has worn them ever since.
* TheHeart - The other one aside of Chizuru who can keep Kyo and Iori from being at each other's throats.
* IGaveMyWord - To Chizuru.
* IntergenerationalFriendship - Him and Chizuru, who's around 6 years older than he is.
* {{Keet}} - Has some traits.
* LethalJokeCharacter - Thanks to his hard-earned SuperStrength and high CriticalHit capacity.
* MovesetClone - In regards to Kyo and Iori, he's akin to a Dan/Sakura-hybrid, although his [[LethalJokeCharacter spins]] on Kyo's teachings make him a formidable fighter.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent
* PaintingTheMedium - During his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e66Srayz_kc HSDM]] in ''2002UM'', Shingo tries to copy one of Kyo's moves... [[RuleOfFunny and forgets about halfway through]]. He then takes advantage of the fact that he's in a video game to read through his notebook and finishes the chain of attacks.
** Also in ''[='99=]'', one of his intros had him saying, "Shingo is now no longer an Edit Character!", considering that in his debut in ''[='97=]'' and the subsequent Dream Match in ''[='98=]'', he's exactly that: an Edit Character without an official team.
* ShoutOut - His ''[='99=]'' taunt is basically feigning being hit and saying "[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam You hit me! Not even my father hits me!]]"
* {{Squee}} - His intro with Kyo in ''[='99=]'' is quite the squee.
* TheTeamNormal
* UseYourHead - His Shingo's Own Red-Hot Chariot DM/LDM ends with Shingo flubbing the move and divebombing into the ground. Said divebombing does a ''tremendous'' amount of damage, nearly equaling the rest of the move's damage output.
* TheWorfEffect - At the receiving end in ''KOF: KYO'' and ''KOF XI''. In the first he gets beaten up by [[spoiler:[[BrotherSisterTeam the Sendoh siblings]] [[note]](and you as Kyo should take him to the hospital since it'll let you learn about the Sendoh's brother Keisuke)[[/note]]]] and later by [[spoiler:Yamazaki during the investigation on Yuki's supposed disappearance]]; in the second [[spoiler:he ''and'' Kyo [[CurbStompBattle are curbstomped by Orochi Iori]], though Shingo takes the worst part and, unlike Kyo, he can't join ''KOF XIII''.]]
* YourMindMakesItReal - [[EpilepticTrees There is the belief that]] ''[='98=]'''s "Dream Match Never Ends" comes from Shingo's dream. Every character in this dream match is Shingo's impression of them, based on either personal experience or his notes in his notebook.
** There's also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWywvCS_uVA the spark of flame]] that randomly appears during his 115 Shiki: Dokugami Mikansei in ''2003'' and ''XI''. It seems that only Shingo notices it, most likely due to his goal to shoot flames (as evident in the Japan Team's ending for ''2003'').

[[WMG:Ryuji Yamazaki - ''Japan'']]
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