The King of Fighters/Characters/The Rugal Saga: Difference between revisions

{{quote|:'''Voiced by:''' Toshimitsu Arai, [[Norio Wakamoto]] (''2002''), [[Banjo Ginga]] ('''94'' Dengeki Bunko drama CD)}}

{{quote|The series' most infamous [[Big Bad]]. Rugal was one of the most feared people in the criminal underworld, not only with his silver tongue, but with his fighting abilities as well. Not one single person had been able to defeat him, and those he deemed as [[Worthy Opponent]]s [[Squick|were]] [[Wax Museum Morgue|bathed in liquid metal]] [[Dead Guy on Display|and showcased as his "trophies"]]. He decided to revive the original [[The King of Fighters|King of Fighters]] tournament held by Geese Howard previously. Before the tournament began, he faced Saisyu Kusanagi, the father of Kyo, and brutally maimed him, leaving him for dead. When he fought Kyo in the finals, Rugal was defeated. Unwilling to accept defeat, [[Taking You with Me|he blows up his aircraft carrier]]. He was believed dead, but resurfaced in ''{{'}}95'' under the pseudonym of [[Paper-Thin Disguise|"R"]]. During this time, he brainwashes Saisyu (with Saisyu earning some... displeasure from Vice), and in the finals forces him to fight Kyo. After Saisyu is defeated and brought back to his senses, Rugal reveals a secret to the finalists: he has awakened his Orochi power, and promptly transforms into Omega Rugal, turning his hair silvery-white and his skin deathly grey, but even with this new power he is still defeated. He tries to use the full extent of his power, but cannot control it because he is not of Orochi blood. The power consumes him, and he dies. Chizuru reveals in ''{{'}}96'' that Rugal received his Orochi power from Goenitz, who gouged his right eye out. Outside of the official storyline, he appears in every Dream Match game. In canon, he is succeeded by his son Adel and his daughter Rose.}}