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* ''[[The King of Fighters]]'' (specifically, the '''95'' to '''97'' [[Arc]]) has the literal Orochi. {{spoiler|He's technically [[No Biological Sex|sexless]] but is referred to as a "he" due to plot developments and for convience's sake.}} In this series, he's a [[Well Intentioned Extremist|fanatical servant]] of [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Gaia]] who believes that [[Humans Are Bastards]] and [[Lawful Stupid|considers the very beings that Gaia made a threat]]. Similarly to the myth, he is defeated by the Kusanagi, Yasakani, and Yata clans, who sealed him away. Unfortunately his influence spread to the Yasakani and they [[Deal With the Devil|made a contract with him to gain power]]. This caused a [[Kill Em All|civil war]] with their former allies, much to Orochi's glee. He's also got a [[Religion of Evil|cult]] of servants known as the Hakkesshu made up of a [[Not So Harmless|musical]] [[Five Bad Band|band]], (Chris, Yashiro, Shermie) a [[Sinister Minister]], (Goenitz) two [[Sexy Secretary|sexy secretaries]], (Mature and Vice) a [[Ax Crazy|homicidal]] [[Psycho for Hire|maniac]], (Ryuji Yamazaki) and the father (Guidel) of a [[Good Looking Privates|hot soldier girl]] (Leona) who was killed by the [[Sinister Minister]] because [[Defector From Decadence|he decided to bow out on Orochi's plan]], and his plan is to gather enough energy so it can be fully revived and destroy humanity (alonside a back-up plan consisting on the ritual sacrifice of a [[Naive Everygirl]] who happens to be the reincarnation of Princess Kushinada). He doesn't make an actual appearance until '''97'', where he [[Demonic Possession|possesses]] [[Creepy Child|Chris]] to act as the [[Final Boss]] (an [[Anticlimax Boss]], given his [[SNK Boss|predecessors]]). In the end, he is defeated by the [[Rule of Three|Three]] [[Meaningful Name|Sacred]] [[Public Domain Artifact|Treasures]]. (Chizuru, Kyo and Iori) In a last-ditch effort, he tries to turn [[The Rival|Iori]] against [[The Protagonist|Kyo]] and [[Team Mom|Chizuru]] by [[Villain Override|stirring up Iori's half-Orochi blood and turning him into]] [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|Orochi Iori]]. This fails, as [[Hoist By His Own Petard|Orochi Iori ensnares Orochi long enough for Kyo to deliver the deathblow]] (under approval of the spirit of Iori's ancestors, who regret what they've done), thus letting Kushinada's incarnation Yuki escape her destiny ''and'' giving Chizuru the chance to [[Sealed Evil in A Can|seal him away again]] and prevent [[The End of the World As We Know It]]. Orochi, on his death throes, [[Humanity On Trial|decides to wait and observe humanity to see if they're truly deserving of his "judgment"]].

** Whereas the second ''KOF'' saga (The [[Nebulous Evil Organization|NESTS]] Chronicles) [[Your Mileage May Vary|had a plot that resembled a bad sci-fi movie]], the third and current saga (The Tales of [[Creators Pet|Ash]], which started in ''2003'') seems to be sticking closer to the original Orochi Saga. Not only is there a [[Nebulous Evil Organization]] known as "Those From the Past" trying to undo the seal on Orochi {{spoiler|(and they've partially succeeded, thanks to their [[Brainwashed|hold]] over [[Barrier Maiden|Chizuru]] in ''2003'')}}, but the [[Replacement Scrappy|supposed "protagonist"]], [[Magnificent Bastard|Ash]] [[Manipulative Bastard|Crimson]], is going around with the [[Obfuscating Stupidity|facade of a weak and unassuming fighter]], only to pop up and [[Brought Down to Normal|steal the powers]] of Chizuru and Iori (as ''[[Super Powered Evil Side|Orochi Iori]]'', no less) at the end of ''2003'' and ''XI'', leaving Kyo as the only remaining non-depowered descendant of the three clans that sealed Orochi. Of course, Ash has singled out Kyo as his final target.

*** {{spoiler|In ''XIII'', it turns out that Ash is a [[Fake Defector]] [[Well Intentioned Extremist]] [[Guile Hero]] whose actions have been one long [[Batman Gambit]] to counteract the ambitions of his [[Time Travel|time traveling]] [[Identical Grandson|identical]] [[Uncanny Family Resemblance|ancestor]] Saiki, the leader of Those From the Past. In an unforeseen [[Heroic Sacrifice]], Ash traps Saiki within his body and stays in the future, creating a [[Temporal Paradox]]: as Saiki is stuck in the present, [[Ret Gone|Ash will be erased from history]], [[Taking You With Me|with Saiki in tow]]. This causes a ''massive'' [[Cosmic Retcon]], which reverts everything back to the way it was before ''2003''. End of story? Orochi's still sealed away.}}

* In [[Otogi Myth of Demons|Otogi: Myth of Demons]], the Yamata no Orochi (or its equivalent) is the guardian of the tower that separates the afterlife and life. Raikoh must climb the tower while avoiding the creature, as it is almost impossible to kill without the Moonlight Sword. If one has the sword, though, they can kill the Orochi in about one hit, and the prize for doing so is the Orchid Malevolence, a sword that kills everything in one hit, but also makes Raikoh a [[One Hit Point Wonder]].

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