Kyo Kusanagi, whose name and abilities are relatable to the Yamaya no Orochi legend, is a fictional character in what fighting game series?
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Kyo Kusanagi Kyo Kusanagi (草薙 京 , Kusanagi Kyō ) is a fictional character in SNK's "The King of Fighters" fighting game series; he was first introduced in "The King of Fighters '94" as the leader of the Japan team. He is one of the iconic characters in the series and appears regularly on publicity material and merchandise. His name and abilities were designed in order to relate him to the "Yamata no Orochi" legend. Because he was highly popular, and his outfit changed throughout the series, designers created a few clones with his old appearance.
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Yamata no Orochi Yamata no Orochi (八岐の大蛇 , "8-branched giant snake") or Orochi, translated as the Eight-Forked Serpent in English , is a legendary 8-headed and 8-tailed Japanese dragon.
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Rikimaru Rikimaru (力丸) is a fictional character in the "Tenchu" video game series. He is featured in every game in the series, including as a player character in most of them. The character's critical reception was mostly positive as one of the more realistic ninja characters in video gaming and one of the earliest stealth game heroes.
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Dynasty Warriors 3 Dynasty Warriors 3 (真・三國無双2 , Shin Sangokumusō 2 , Shin Sangokumusou 2 in Japan) is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force (ω-force) and published by Koei and THQ (PAL only). It is third in the "Dynasty Warriors" series in North America and the second in the "Shin Sangokumusou" series in Japan. It is a spin-off from the video game "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and based around a series of books by the same name, written by Luo Guanzhong. It contains a number of fictional and non-fictional elements from the same era in Chinese history that "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is set but follows the main events of part of the story which is to unify China under the single rule of a kingdom.
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Chrono (series) The Chrono (Japanese: クロノ ) series is a video game franchise developed and published by Square, and is currently owned by Square Enix. The series began in 1995 with the time travel role-playing video game "Chrono Trigger", which spawned two continuations, "", and "Chrono Cross". A promotional anime called "Dimensional Adventure Numa Monjar" and two ports of "Chrono Trigger" were also produced. As of March 31, 2003, "Chrono Trigger" was Square Enix's 12th best-selling game, with 2.65 million units shipped. "Chrono Cross" was the 24th, with 1.5 million units. By March 2011, the two games sold over 5.3 million units combined. The games in the series have been called some of the greatest of all time, with most of the praise going towards "Chrono Trigger". The series' original soundtracks, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda, have also been praised, with multiple soundtracks being released for them.
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BlazBlue BlazBlue (Japanese: ブレイブルー , Hepburn: BureiBurū ) is a fighting video game series developed and published in Japan by Arc System Works, and later localized in North America by Aksys Games and in Europe by Zen United. An anime adaptation aired in the fall of 2013. The "BlazBlue" series has sold 1.7 million games as of August 2012.
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The Legend of Condor Hero The Legend of Condor Hero (神鵰俠侶 コンドルヒーロー , Shin Chō Kyō Ryō: Kondoru Hīro ) is a Japanese/Chinese anime adaptation of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", a "wuxia" novel by Louis Cha.
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List of One-Punch Man characters The Japanese manga series "One-Punch Man" contains a number of fictional characters created by One and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series follows a superhero named Saitama and his disciple Genos who join the Hero Association so they can be recognized as such when they fight various monsters and villains. The Hero Association ranks all of its members by a Class and a ranking within that class. Characters listed are ones noted by the author in the manga profiles, ones that were highlighted in the anime character list, and ones that recur over several story arcs.
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Super Chinese Fighter Super Chinese Fighter (スーパーチャイニーズファイター ) is a 1995 fighting game developed and published by Culture Brain for the Super Famicom exclusively in Japan. It is part of the "Super Chinese" series, but is not in the main series of the games. "Fighter" allows players to fight in fighting game battles using characters from the "Super Chinese" games, including Jack and Ryu.
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Sengoku Basara Sengoku Basara (戦国BASARA ) is a series of video games developed and published by Capcom, and a bigger media franchise based on it, including three anime series and an animated film. Its story is very loosely based on real events of the titular Sengoku era in the history of feudal Japan.
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Kirito (Sword Art Online) Kazuto Kirigaya (桐ヶ谷 和人 , Kirigaya Kazuto ) is a fictional character who appears in the "Sword Art Online" series of light novels by Reki Kawahara. He is more commonly known by his portmanteau, Kirito (キリト , Kirito ) , his player name in the eponymous video game which the novels are set in. Kirito is the protagonist of the series, and is depicted as a teenager who was chosen as one of 1,000 beta testers for a new state-of-the-art virtual reality MMORPG, "Sword Art Online". After the game is released to the general public, he and 10,000 other players soon discover that they are unable to log out and are trapped in the simulation unless they manage to beat the game.
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Dead or Alive (series) Dead or Alive (Japanese: デッドオアアライブ , Hepburn: Deddo oa Araibu ) is a video game series produced by Tecmo and developed by Team Ninja. It is primarily composed of fast-paced 3D fighting games that begun with the original "Dead or Alive" in 1996. "DOA" is the creation of Tomonobu Itagaki, who has since left the company and is no longer working on the series which continues without him. In addition to its countering-based play system, the franchise is arguably most known for its female characters. This aspect of the series' popularity led to the creation of the spin-off game "Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball" and its sequels, where the females and their sex appeal play a more focal role than it does in the core "Dead or Alive" series. A live-action film adaptation "" was released in 2006.
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Ranma ½: Hard Battle Ranma ½: Hard Battle (Japanese: らんま1/2 爆烈乱闘篇 , Hepburn: Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi: Bakuretsu Rantōhen ) , known in Europe as just Ranma ½, is a 2-D fighting video game released by Masaya and DTMC for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is based on the manga and anime series "Ranma ½". "Hard Battle" is the second "Ranma ½" game to be translated into English, this time keeping the original graphics, music, and names of the characters, though the voices were still dubbed into English. The game's English translation (but not its English voice acting) was provided by Viz Media.
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Final Fantasy Final Fantasy is a science fiction and fantasy media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square). The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science fantasy role-playing video games (RPGs). The eponymous first game in the series, published in 1987, was conceived by Sakaguchi as his last-ditch effort in the game industry; the title was a success and spawned sequels. The video game series has since branched into other genres such as tactical role-playing, action role-playing, massively multiplayer online role-playing, racing, third-person shooter, fighting, and rhythm. The franchise has also branched out into other media, including CGI films, anime, manga, and novels.
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Tales of Legendia Tales of Legendia (Japanese: テイルズ オブ レジェンディア , Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Rejendia ) , is a role-playing video game that was developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2 as the seventh main title in their "Tales" series. Originally released in Japan in August 2005, it was later made available in English in North America in February 2006. The game was created by a development team known collectively as "Project MelFes", which was composed of members of Namco's Tales Studio along with developers from the company's "Tekken" and "Soulcalibur" fighting game series. It features character designs from anime artist Kazuto Nakazawa and music from composer Go Shiina, as well as songs performed by Do As Infinity, Donna Burke, and Kanon. Its producers gave it the characteristic genre name "RPG Where Bonds Spin Legends" (絆が伝説を紡ぎだすRPG , Kizuna ga densetsu o tsumugidasu RPG ) .
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Sasuke Uchiha Sasuke Uchiha (Japanese: うちは サスケ , Hepburn: Uchiha Sasuke ) is a fictional character from the manga and anime franchise "Naruto", created by Masashi Kishimoto. Sasuke is one of the few surviving members of the Uchiha clan, an infamous and powerful extended family of ninjas. The Uchiha were allied to the village of Konohagakure but were massacred by Sasuke's older brother, Itachi Uchiha, before the series' start. At the series' beginning, Sasuke's sole focus was to avenge the destruction of his clan by killing his brother, but he later tries to be empathetic towards his teammates, notably Naruto Uzumaki, whom he eventually considers a friend. Sasuke has also appeared in several of the series' animated feature films, as well as other media, including video games and OVAs, and most notably the movie "" and its manga sequel "".
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Billy Kane Billy Kane (ビリー・カーン , Birī Kān ) is a video game character created by SNK. He makes first appearance in the fighting game "" as the sub-boss from the game. In the "Fatal Fury" series Billy is the right-hand man from Geese Howard, the crime lord from Southtown. In one of Geese's The King of Fighters tournaments, Billy and Geese are defeated by Terry Bogard and his friends, who sought revenge for the death of his father. As such, Geese starts losing control from Southtown and Billy seeks to defeat Terry. Besides the "Fatal Fury" series, Billy is also a recurring character from the series "The King of Fighters" in which he continues entering into The King of Fighters tournaments but in a team composed of three members.
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Super Dragon Ball Z Super Dragon Ball Z (Japanese: <ruby ><rb>超</rb><rp> (</rp><rt >スーパー</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> ドラゴンボールZ , Hepburn: Sūpā Doragonbōru Zetto ) is a cel-shaded 3D fighting video game, based on the Japanese manga series "Dragon Ball" created by Akira Toriyama. It was originally released in Japanese (December 22, 2005) and European (2006) arcades running on System 246 hardware, and later for the PlayStation 2 (Japan: June 29, 2006; US, July 18, 2006; AU, July 28, 2006). The game was developed by Arika and Crafts & Meister, headed by Noritaka Funamizu (a former Capcom fighting game producer who worked on the "Street Fighter" series and "Darkstalkers"). The game features 18 playable characters, destructible environments, and a game engine geared towards fans of more traditional fighting games.
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Ultra Series The Ultra Series (ウルトラシリーズ , Urutora Shirīzu ) is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Toei produced series "Kamen Rider", "Super Sentai" and the "Metal Heroes". The Ultra franchise is also one of the most well known examples of the "daikaiju" (大怪獣, "huge monster") genre, which also includes Toho's "Godzilla" series, and Daiei Film's "Gamera" series. However, the Ultra Series also falls into the "kyodai hīro" (巨大ヒーロー, "giant hero") subgenre of tokusatsu shows.
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Super Dodge Ball Advance Super Dodge Ball Advance, released in Japan as Bakunetsu Dodgeball Fighters (爆熱ドッジボールファイターズ , "Bakunetsu" meaning "Burning Heat") , is dodge ball video game produced by Atlus that was released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001 . It is a spin-off of the "Super Dodge Ball" series although it does not feature the "Kunio-kun" characters, despite it being licensed to Atlus by the then successor of Technōs Japan, Million Co., Ltd.
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Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors (series) The Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors (ドラゴンボールZ 舞空闘劇 , Doragon Bōru Zetto Bukū Tôgeki ) series is a series of fighting games based on the popular anime series "Dragon Ball". The first game, Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors was developed by Arc System Works and Cavia and was released for the Game Boy Advance on June 22, 2004. The game was followed by the 2005 sequel, "Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2" for the Nintendo DS.
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Masahiro Nonaka Masahiro Nonaka (野中 政宏 , Nonaka Masahiro , born on October 15, 1968 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Vozator Voice Production. Nonaka has been excessively famous for his role as Kyo Kusanagi, as well as the two Kyo clones, Kyo-1 and Kyo-2, in "The King of Fighters" fighting game series. Nonaka is also did the voice of another SNK character, Basara in the "Samurai Shodown" series.