草薙 京 (くさなぎ きょう)

One of the main characters in [[SNK|SNK Playmore's]] [[The King of Fighters|King of Fighters]] video game series, Kusanagi Kyou was first introduced in [[The King of Fighters '94]] as the leader of the Japan team. He is the rival of [[Yagami Iori]] and the boyfriend of [[Kushinada Yuki|Yuki]].

He was first introduced as a cocky delinquent high school student who is the heir of his clan, Kusanagi, one of the three clans that sealed the legendary snake entity, [[Orochi (KOF)|Orochi]], 1,800 years ago. His clan wields pyrokinetic powers, an inherited power that few members obtain. They, along with the [[Yagami Iori|Yasakani]] and [[Kagura Chizuru|Yata]] clans, keep one of the three sacred treasures used to contain Orochi long ago. His family's treasure is the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and his family crest is the sun, represented in a stylized halo of fire. His official nickname is [b]Scion of the Flame[/b].

Some fans always remember Kyo as an eternal school boy, just like when [[Kagura Chizuru|Chizuru]] remembered him as one. This leads to the creation of [[KUSANAGI (Clone)|KUSANAGI]] in [[The King of Fighters 2003|KOF 2003]], and the 2 Kyo clones [[Kyo-1]] and [[Kyo-2]] in [[The King of Fighters '99|KOF '99]].
草薙京