He adds that he feels responsible as a voice actor for his performances as Iori, taking care to sound different in each installment as a means of developing, as well as "protecting", his character's humanity.Īnother minor development to his character was his ever changing "most valued possession/valued treasure" information. In an interview with a group of the series's voice actors, Kunihiko Yasui, Iori's voice actor, explains that the staff for the games treat their characters as normal people, and are constantly changing their character line-up to reflect this. He stated that designing Iori's alternate (or "Another", as it is stated in the Maximum Impact games) outfit almost felt "unforgivable", unsure of fans' reaction to the change. Additionally, KOF: Maximum Impact producer, Falcoon, stated that attempting to change an "untouchable" design such as Iori's put him under severe pressure. Illustrator Shinkiro thought Iori as one of the series's most wild characters because of his hairstyle , with similar sentiments being made by Last Blade illustrator, TONKO.
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Marito-predicted that Iori would be popular on his release, which they admit happened during their observations of initial location testing for The King of Fighters '95.īecause of his popularity amongst fans, some of the main designers for the series have stated that he is "difficult to draw for". In several interviews for their official anniversary site for the series, several creators and developers-such as C.A.C Yamasaki and Mr. Creators have stated Iori's personality and other aspects to his character "broke the mold for characters in fighting games at that time". One of the main objectives planned for The King of Fighters '95 was to properly introduce Iori as Kyo's rival. Dislikes:Violence, Pornographic Stuff, COC* A EGG U R Making Dead Meat And Grounded Videos Out Of Him And Kyo Kusanagi.Likes:Nothing Special, Non-Pornographic Stuff.Allies:Kula Diamond, Ike, Azura, Lyndis, Kyo Kusanagi, Athena Asamiya, Lucina, Ichika Usami, Ichigo Hoshimiya, Akari Ozora, Yume Nijino, Aine Yuki, K', Classified, Sharptooth, Charizard, Lucario, And Etc.His character is also a member of SNK's character image band, Band of Fighters and he also appears as a regular antagonist in the spin-off manga, The King of Fighters: Kyo. Part Time Stories: Kyo & Iori also co-star him and Kyo working together at SNK for the promotion of the company's merchandise.
In XII and XIII it's Unbridled Instinct (解き放たれし 本能, Tokihanatareshi Honnou) and with his flames Iori who has recovered his flames (炎 を 取り戻した 庵, Honoo wo Tomoridoshita Iori).Īside from the main body of the King of Fighters series, Iori features his own drama CD and character image album. His official nickname is Flame of the End (終焉の炎, Shūen no honō).
He also wears a plain silver ring around his left middle finger the significance of the ring, if any, is unknown. His family's treasure is the Yasakani Jewel (八尺瓊曲玉, Yasakani no Magatama) and his family crest is the crescent moon, which he wears on the back of his old jacket. They keep the seal over Orochi intact with help from the Kusanagi and Yata clans using three ancient artifacts. His clan, formerly known as the Yasakani (八尺瓊, Yasakani), wields pyrokinetic powers. He is the heir to one of the three clans that sealed the legendary snake entity, Orochi, 1,800 years ago.
He is a central recurring character, and the initial enemy (and eventual rival) of Kyo Kusanagi. Iori Yagami (八神 庵, Yagami Iori) is a character who made his first appearance in The King of Fighters '95.