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Iori is the born
enemy of Kyo Kusanagi. The Yagami clan originally helped
seal Orochi, but later made a pact with it. This
gave them greater power, but shortened their lives. Iori joins KOF simply to
fight Kyo. Before
the King of Fighters '96 tournament, Iori is visited by Vice
and Mature. They tell him about Kyo
entering the tournament and try convincing him to join as well. After a brief
fight, Iori agrees to enter, once the two submit to be his servants. Iori
intends to use them to help him kill Kyo. Vice and Mature agree, but are still
following
Goenitz's
orders.
Before the
events of KOF '97, Iori learns of Kyo entering the tournament from the
local news. Later that night, he has a nightmare about two women mocking his
inability to defeat Kyo. The women disappear and promise him they'll meet again
soon. When he wakes up, he coughs up blood. Filled with a sudden hate and rage,
Iori declares to defeat his rival. However, at tournament finals, he ends up joining
Kyo and Chizuru
to defeat Goenitz. During the battle, Chizuru
dies and leaves a warning to not underestimate the power of Orochi
or Yagami. Vice and Mature are left shaken by the ill omen. It is then when Iori
suddenly undergoes symptoms of the Riot of the Blood (When
Iori loses control of his Orochi blood, he enters a stage called Riot of
the Blood AKA Orochi Iori).
Unable to control this surge of Orochi power, Iori violently attacks and defeats
his companions.
Iori advances to
the finals, where he confronts the remaining "Four Heavenly Kings" of Orochi, Yashiro
Nanakase, Shermie
and
Chris. When they are
beaten, Orochi possesses Chris' body and attempts to destroy the three clans at
once. As was done in the legends of their clans, the trio successfully defeat
him. In a last-ditch effort, Orochi causes Iori to enter the Riot of Blood,
expecting him to turn on Kyo and Chizuru. Instead, Iori snares Orochi by the
neck, and Kyo obliges his rival by crippling the great demon with one last
deathblow, allowing Chizuru to reseal Orochi.
In KOF 2000,
an agent named Seth invites
Iori to join his team for the next tournament, under the presumption that he
would get a chance to face Kyo if he enters. Iori tells him that teamwork was
irrelevant, because he could take on whole teams by himself.
In KOF 2003, Iori reluctantly teams up again with Kyo and Chizuru at the
request of Chizuru, because it seemed that the current tournament might be
linked to the Orochi. After their battle with Mukai,
Ash Crimson stole
Chizuru's powers. Ash then makes an offer of servitude to Iori, who answers with
a fierce attack. With the defeat of Chizuru and the crippled Orochi seal
spelling possible catastrophe, it seemed that the Yagami clan would soon be
changed forever.
In KOF XI, Iori
agrees on Chizuru's request to team up with Kyo and Shingo
Yabuki in hopes of opposing Ash. At the end of the tournament, the
strengthening presence of Orochi caused Iori to enter the Riot of Blood, in
which he seriously injured Kyo and Shingo. Afterwatds, Ash Crimson appeared and
stole Iori's sacred treasure, the Yasakani no Magatama, and his power. Iori
could no longer wield his trademark purple flames.
Before the KOF XIII
tournament, Iori pays a visit to Chizuru to see if she needs her treasure to use
her power. Realizing that his predictions are true, she presents Iori with the
prospect of ridding the Orochi curse from his bloodline since he is no longer
hindered by his treasure. Uninterested in rectifying his family's mistake, he
remarks that Chizuru's mirror will return in due time and leaves. With Mature
and Vice haunting him to join the tournament with them, they perk his interest
to settle matters with Ash.
In the tournament
climax, Iori regains his magatama once Ash disappears. Mature and Vice remarks
that he can still choose to refuse the treasure, saving himself from the Orochi
curse once and for all. He questions what will happen to his teammates if he
should accept the treasure again, but they voice that he should choose whatever
he thinks is right. Therefore, he mercilessly regains his flames and his
teammates disappear once more from the mortal realm. Back in action, he
challenges Kyo to an undecided outcome.
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
 
 
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OTHER
APPEARANCES:
The
King of Fighters
'96, The King of Fighters
'97, The King
of Fighters '98,
KOF '98: Ultimate Match, The
King of Fighters
'99, The King of Fighters 2000, The
King
of Fighters 2001, The King of Fighters
2002, KOF 2002: Unlimited
Match, The King of Fighters 2003, The
King
of Fighters XI, The King of Fighters XII,
The King
of Fighters XIII, The King of Fighters XIV,
The King of Fighters XV, KOF:
Neowave, KOF EX: Neo Blood, KOF EX2:
Howling Blood, KOF: Maximum
Impact, KOF:
Maximum Impact MANIAX, KOF: Maximum Impact 2, KOF:
Maximum Impact Regulation A, SNK
Vs. Capcom: The Match
of the Millennium, SNK Vs. Capcom:
Card Fighters
Clash, Card Fighters Clash
2, Card Fighters Clash
DS, Capcom Vs. SNK, Capcom
Vs. SNK: Pro, Capcom Vs. SNK 2, SNK
Vs. Capcom Chaos,
Neo Geo Battle
Coliseum
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