Kyo Kusanagi vs Ken Masters

Wiz: Fire. It can be used for good or for evil, and throughout human history this has been proven time and time again.

'''Boomstick: But in this case it'll be used for kicking ass! Like Kyo Kusanagi, the Scion of the Flame!'''

Wiz: And Ken Masters! America's Top World Warrior!

Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick!

Wiz: And it's our jobb to analyze their weapons, armor and skills to find out who would win... A DEATH BATTLE.

Kyo Kusanagi:

Wiz: A long time ago in the the lands of Japan, an ancient deity known as the Orochi had had enough. In his eyes humanity was destroying the natural balance of the Earth, and so he could no longer tolerate humanity's progression. He brought forth his loyal followers and his godlike power against the human in a war that would have a lasting impact for centuries to come.

'''Boomstick: Fortunately for humanity, three clans stood up against the so called 'Will of Gaia' and defeated him. These three clans the Kusanagi, Yata and Yasakani sealed the monstrous snake away for good. Or so they thought!'''

Wiz: Years later, a servant to the Orochi would murder the Yasakani clan leader's wife and dump her body on Kusanagi lands, thereby framing the Kusanagi for the murder.

'''Boomstick: This would make the two clans biiter rivals and this would stretch out all the way to the Modern Era! Jeez, can these guys just learn to let go of the past? Like c'mon it happened hundreds of years ago! Just have a beer over it or something.'''

Wiz: Well considering the fact that the Yasakani had also made a blood pact with the Orochi, I don't think it"s just some petty arguments that happened all those years ago. In the Modern Era, the heir of the Kusanagi clan was KOF's most prominent pyrokinetic: Kyo Kusanagi.

Kyo's jacket corona shines in the darkness, revealing the persona wearing it.

Wiz: Kyo first entered the KOF Tournaments in 1994 as one of the youngest members of three-man team fighting tournament. But before he could be the captain of Team Japan, he entered a qualifier in Japan and won first place as well as meeting his future team member the Lightning-wielding Benimaru Nikaido and The Mighty Judo Giant Goro Daimon.

Shows Benimaru and Daimon using their Neo-Maxes in KOF XIII.

Boomstick: Amongst Black-Belt level Karate practioners, Taekwondo Users and even an emo, redheaded lackey of the Yasakani clan, you'd think that a teenager with fire wouldn't do too well in the KOF Tournaments, but Kyo has proven that even with something as forgettable wielding fire you can do well in Worldwide Tournaments.

Wiz: Even before the NESTS saga, Kyo won all the tournaments from '94 to '96 with the tradional techniques of his Kusanagi fighting-style mixed in with Japanese and Chinese Kenpo, and when he lost to Orochi Heavenly King Leopold Goenitz, he modified his fighting style to incorporate more close combat techniques as opposed to his more traditonal fighting-style which utilized projectiles and air juggling kicks.

Kyo's '94 to '96 Arsenal: