's The King of Fighters video game series that first appeared in The King of Fighters '95
as the leader of the Rivals Team. He is an iconic character of the series, and regularly appears on publicity material and merchandise. Iori is a central character to the series' plot, and the initial enemy and eventual rival of Kyo Kusanagi
. He was created specifically to become Kyo's rival as his name and abilities were designed to relate him with the Yamata no Orochi legend.
(Activating Forbidden Eight Maide)"Fun time's over!" (after contacting with the opponent)"Cry, scream, yell, and then...(After 8 Hits)Die!"(Blasting purple flames)
(Activating anti108 Eight Wine Cup)"Die painlessly!"a
(Activating Forbidden anti1810 Slasher Flame)"The game...ends now!!)
"Another young one bites the dust. Tough break, dweeb!"
"Oh, cheer up. You never even had a chance to begin with!"
"A rose blooms best near death. You're in full bloom, pal!"
"This is your last fight. A memorable final performance!"
"Well, you had to die sometime. Now is as good a time as any!"
"Geez, sorry you guys. There's no cure for stupidity!"
"Theres no value to a broken toy. Which is what you losers are."