Kyo Kusanagi

Kyo Kusanagi is a character and the protagonist of SNK's The King of Fighters series of fighting video games. The character was first introduced in the 1994 video game The King of Fighters '94 as the leader of the Japan team from the series' title tournament. Kyo, head to the Kusanagi clan, is first introduced as a cocky, delinquent high school student who has pyrokinetic powers. His clan is one of three who banished the legendary snake demon entity Yamata no Orochi. During the series' story, Kyo meets rivals and enemies who seek to take his flame abilities and prevents chaos like Orochi to rise. Aside from the main series, Kyo appears in several crossovers and spinoffs with other games. Besides reprising his role in printed adaptations, Kyo is also the central character of the manga The King of Fighters: Kyo and The King of Fighters Zillion with the former exploring his personal life and the latter giving him an alternate arc facing an organization known as NESTS.