Top 10 STRONGEST Beings in KOF (From a Lore Perspective) 

I love how the plot of SNK fighting games has escalated from "mob boss kidnapped my sister" to "the manifested will of the earth has come to bring judgement to humanity for all the harm it has caused".

Saiki warps time Orochi warps space But Otoma Raga can warp reality. Yeah no contest here among the "Gods"

Kim's pants is the true #1 boss. I'm hoping one day they'll add Otoma to boss rush with additional moves. I understand we are no longer in the age of arcades trying to get all the quarters they can anymore, but no need to water down our boss.

Something to add on to Otoma=Raga is that her heralds (Verse and Re:Verse) can cause disruptions across the space-time continuum of several SNK’s universes (Which is why characters like Nakoruru, Mui mui, and Love Heart appeared in KOF’s dimension). So yeah, despite her lack of personality, Otoma=Raga is really powerful if she’s above that. Thanks for making this list, Shoryugame! I know it isn’t easy for you to rank this…..

If you think about it, Otoma=Raga may be Gaia. I mean, she’s the creator of all life on Earth, and Orochi was suggested to be an offspring of her. And who created Orochi? That’s right, Gaia

I agree with the fact that Orochi is not the strongest boss of KOF , but his attacks are deadly if you didn't dodge it

Igniz has always been my favorite character, along with shermie

Mukai was such a sick boss in my opinion. Geokinesis as a power is fighting games underrepresented in fighting games. I think he's greek as evidence from his greek-ish outfit and his theme being called 'Styx', as in the river styx from greek mythology.

I love the video! Sometimes, I feel Orochi is overrated because fans adore the Orochi saga. I know how crucial he is for KOF, but there are stronger bosses. Shoryu, keep making these top 10s. I would like you to make a top 10 of strongest team line-ups based on their tier placement, meaning which 3 top-tier characters of each KOF game would be the ultimate team? Keep making these great videos! 😀

Just a few details i like to discuss Magaki's projectiles cannot be reflected (the small pink ones teleport themselves , the big blue ones are near invincible and come from different trajectories ) as for the orochi team i believe each was stated to have comparable power to goenitz and accordingly the sacred treasures folks obviously got stronger in between 96 and 97 since they ultimately succeeded in sealing orochi , and i personally think mukai should be ranked a bit lower in the list (besides durability he is not that impressive) btw igniz and krizalid are the ones i want back the most in kof XV boss challenge mode or maybe you re reading into my thougths and hyping up their return hmmmm😄😄😄😁😁

The Power Scaling in the "King of Fighters" series is all over the place, it's Hard to really see it in a Canon standpoint outside of Gameplay wise, some are actual Champs but most of the times they are Jobbers, It's a Lore perspective I know, but even that has to also be taken into Consideration, but in all Honesty, it's always like that in other Fighting Game Lore like Street Fighter, Tekken and even Mortal Kombat.

solid content! more of this please. i miss your top 10s❤️

It seems to be mostly bosses, but I feel that Tung Fu Rue should be taken into consideration. Even thought this is a fighting game and anyone can beat anyone, Tung Fu Rue I feel hit a level of power that should probably beat a few of the people earlier in the list. He has crazy Ki control, and while he may be one of the oldest humans in the games...it's hard to count out the guy who taught Geese, Terry, and Shun Ei.

Nice list. Definitely appreciate the details of each entrants strength.

A "Strongest Side Characters" list would be interesting. There's Benimaru because he's won the most tournaments. Then there's Yamazaki who literally holds himself back just to have a "fair fight" (not to mention he can just resist the Riot of the Blood). Maybe Leona as well because her Orochi form is pretty powerful and because she canonically won the tournament in 2003.

Outstanding video as always Shoryugame

5:54 Pokemon logic. Wind (Fly) can't beat Rock and Rock can beat Fire. Just look at Krizalid, the first time he died was because of a giant rock 😆 And Magaki can stay dead. I really hope he never comes back 😒 Thanks for the video Shoryugame

iv been waiting for a video like this for a long time , thanks for this bro👌

Igniz in KOF XV new boss Challenge will be Awesome

I got adicted to the might of Igniz, he looks so cool and so cheap, a perfect SNK BOSS

honestly a pretty solid list. These are pretty much SS and S tiers of lore. A tiers would probably be all the main characters of the sagas (Kyo, Iori, Chizuru, K', Kula, Ash, Elisabeth etc etc)

I think people dislike OR because she lacks personality, but personality is a human thing, she's a goddess, heck she might even be the mother of other gods in KoF

Such an amazing video , i've always wanted to see a Good well made Ranking of KOF Boss's strength wise. Really enjoyable videos Shoryu.

Good list but you got wrong about O. Zero's power. While the clone uses dark energy, the original uses light energy. About Igniz, yeah I can see why that dude thinks himself as a God, he has godly powers! The power to absorb and control the energy of the stars and cosmos? That's amazing! What I like about the NESTS saga bosses is that they are human, not demons, aliens, gods, etc. I don't think power is the only thing that makes a boss interesting or likeable. Those from the Past despite being very strong are the most boring villains in the series (seriously, they were killed by the power of the script) while the NESTS saga bosses are the most interesting and likeable.

Great video! I agree with you as you explained well why each character was at each position in this top 10. I really like Otoma Raga as a boss. SNK did a good job with her design.

Great list Shoryu!

I Love these lists. Instant like

That's why I have hope that for KOF XV, they'll release a Big Bad Trio DLC, which will have Orochi, Igniz and Saiki brought to the game, each representing themselves as the ultimate antagonist of their respective sagas.

Another amazing top 10 video from Shoryu, well done! May I suggest another top 10 video? Top 10 best themes from KOF XV as there are so many good ones!

Great list! Kof bosses are honestly extremely powerful!

I think the problem with KOF lore is that it is difficult to gauge power levels because characters constantly talk trash. They very rarely EVER acknowledge the power of another person. We do know that the Sacred Treasures defeated the Heavenly Kings, Goenitz, and a weakened Orochi, but EVERY character talks trash. You look at dialogue, and Hwa Jai talks trash to SAIKI! It is too hard to scale power like that.

Been following for 2yrs now, glad we've gotten this far

One complaint might be the lack of mentioning the sub bosses, but that makes sense since comparing Chizuru and Antonov to the others might be dumb when Maki was killed by Goenitz and Antonov was defeated by Verse. Shion was definitely the canon weakest since he was the only Those from the Past that was defeated when his HP was 0 and unlike Chizuru, Antonov, or even Saishyu, he didn’t have the strength to move and was all bloody.

In fact, The most considered powerful character in KOF franchise respectively is Gaia (King of Fighters) which is capable of reality warping and manifested the inception or creation of Orochi along with Hakkeshu Clan forming and Those from The Past members impacting Kof Cosmology

That was very well made ty for this video

This video is as great as the first video. I love your input and reasons.

I agree, Otoma has deserved her (assuming it's a woman due to the body frame) #1 spot, her AI is broken as fuck, her "hair" is basically what keeps her at the same spot (albeit not having to move as frequently as the other bosses in KoF), but props to SNK for giving us a "woman" for a boss, still yet to face "her" (God-willingly)

Great video, man! If there is one thing you I'm disappointed you missed is the dragon spirit in Kensou and Bao. That thing is a forced to be reckoned with apparently. Not just with the zero cannon absorption feat but also that Ron warned Saiki of it and Saiki confirms it potentially being a threat to him the moment he sees Kensou in XIII. So it's a heavy hitter. Sadly we still dont know too much about it.

Heck yeah, i've been waiting for this video for years now, very happy with the results! I will say, I disagree with the final placement, i'd say switch Mukai and Geonitz with eachother's places and I think that's more accurate. My thinking is that, sure, Earth is arguably a stronger element when it comes to brute strength and his petrification is terrifying, but Geonitz was able to send the KOF 96 arena in ruins pretty instantly. You gotta remember that Geonitz is able to fly, and most likely be able to send most physical projectiles back, but (in theory) parts of the entire stage towards the opponent. Of course with his general zoning, that makes the job easier compared to Mukai's unga bunga rushdown. My final theory is that since Geonitz is the "head" of the orochi clan compared to Mukai's lackey position, that makes me think that Geonitz has arguably more experience, but thats moreso just theory crafting. Otherwise, I love that video, keep it up!

I'd put Zero over Rugal, other than that I completely agree with you. What about a similar list, but no boss edition? The most powerful beings in the KOF universe without counting the bosses!

I wish we knew what Otama=Raga says in KOFXV!

Cool video. Let’s do a list for the most powerful characters in the series lore wise. That’ll be interesting too.

People always think Rock beats Wind but forget erosion is caused by wind.

great list keep up the good work next time make us the list of strongest protagonists

According to the lore (comics), IGNIZ can be considered as 1 of the strongest human being, he had mastered every single power that appeared since kof 96 till 2001, including universal power, plus he had been collecting fighting data of any possible moves of each martial arts n develop his own unique moves, if wasn't his arrogant pride that makes him lose to K' n decided to suicide, we might been able to see him kicking future bosses's ass. He is insanely over powered both in story & in games. I would not wanted to fight him in real life at all.

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Can we take a moment to appreciate how meticulously proportionate Otoma=Raga is?

I am a big lore fan of all the games I've played, and this channel goes into the lore, so it's the best for me. Love how you mentioned how the other Heavenly Kings aren't on the list. I never saw them as being as strong as Kyo, Iori, or Terry. Not because they aren't strong, but because they lost one on one battles. Krizalid also lost, and I heard some years ago that Kyo defeated him solely (I can't confirm that, so I don't count it as canon). Zero lost to K's team also, and he had Krizalid and Ron with him. Rugal lost to Kyo, and Orochi Rugal used his power and destroyed himself. Goenitz would be higher than them, but he still lost to the Sacred Treasures. I mean, Orochi did too, but Orochi wasn't fully powered AND Orochi Iori came to help the weakened team. Verse, although he had the ability to have sealed souls inside of him, the way Terry and Andy desired to fight him by themselves gave me the notion that he wasn't as strong as he was difficult in game. And CLEARLY, this boss has shown to be potentially stronger than a fully powered Orochi. I'm really looking forward to where this is going.

Great vid! 👏 My favorites are the Gods (Orochi and Otama=Raga) Goenitz and Mukai. Saiki did Mukai dirty. If we ever get to see what Orochi really looks like I hope they don't make it too human. I hope they work in some of the real-world Orochi legend into the design.

Top 1. Yamazaki while using both hands 🤣

Muito bom seu video parabens

Great list and I agree with all the choices, only one I could see being argued is whenever Ignitz is above Magaki and Mukai.

To be honest bro I agree on your previous video because you mentioned the ranking will be based on tough ai bosses not according to lore but yeah here is the video. I like this video as usual. Plus a superb image you put for your video title I took the screenshot of that man orochi looks awesome in that wallpaper. I was in doubt when you said original zero is weaker than rugal but yeah he has orochi power so yeah makes him stronger than him 😅. well nice video as always bro. 👍👍👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.

Great vid, Orochi is my favorite. As for strongest, I think Shingo on a team by himself is Kof's strongest boss

And then #1 is Gaia. Imagine fighting the Earth itself! Now that would be wild...

Nice

What about a top 10 mid boss tier list? That would be awesome. We do know that Orochi Leona needed to be subdued by Ralf and Clark together. We do know that Orochi Iori defeated Kyo and Shingo soundlessly, AND was able to help the Sacred Treasures defeat Orochi himself. The Heavenly kings lost to the Sacred Treasures, so I wouldn't rate them higher than Orochi Iori, but definitely higher than Shion, Orochi Leona, Adelheid, and Saisyu Kusanagi.

Igniz is the strongest evil character. He was the only boss who didn't need Orochi's power.

I would like to draw a distinction between Rugal and Omega Rugal. One is the version of him as a veteran fighter, and the other is a version of him with cybernetic improvements and using Orochi's powers to his fullest capacity. Thus, I would put Rugal Bernstein at the bottom of the list, and Omega Rugal just above the Zeros.

i was not surprised about the top 2

i love this channel!

hey its the one i suggested before, thanks broski

AWESOME VID I been waiting for this vid in fact I think I requested it a few yrs ago lol always wanted to know but yeah this seems really accurate to me spot on!! I would say The Sacred Treasures Team could make this list given that they defeated Goenitz and sealed Orochi easily the strongest Team though individually I’d say Kyo and Iori could make it on the list but HMs. My list would be 1. Otoma Raga(with the fact she has Verse/Re Verse as servants and those beings can disrupt space and time continuum along with her stated to being above Orochi) 2. Verse/Re Verse(with the ability to tear time and space continuum and have souls of many dead powerful characters in her like Orochi himself, Igniz, Mizuki Rashojin, Rugal Bernstein, Ash Crimson, Krizalid having all those characters inside it and carry out Otoma Raga and it’s own will speaks volumes) 3. Orochi( this being can wipe out entire species easily beyond planetary level likely galactic lvl at least with given time this is Gaia’s Will and the embodiment of the Apocalypse we all know what’s up) 4. Saiki/Awakened Saiki/Dark Ash(Saiki is able to manipulate and travel through time, he is stronger in his Awakened Form and Dark Ash and also given that the tampering of his ability through both himself and Ash caused the Anomaly Phenomenon known as Verse) 5. Igniz(probably the most powerful non entity like character this is easily up there this guy’s energy blasts, projectiles and his suit capabilities are absolutely devastating not to mention this guy defeated K’Dash’s and his entire initial team and that K’Dash came back for a round 2 with Kyo, Iori and Kula Diamond, with that being 2/3 members of The Sacred Treasure Team that are powerful in their own rite along with K’Dash being formidable himself it took all of them to defeat this monster it’s understandable why he is be all big bad in The NESTS Arc) 6. The Sacred Treasures Team( what can I say Kyo and Iori are the posterboys to the game added Chizuru in the mix and this Team has defeated Goenitz, Team Awakened Orochi and sealed away and defeated Orochi himself given that they are descendants to the OG Sacred Treasures wielders gives them the plot armor against Orochi the reason they are under Saiki and Igniz is cause them being Sacred Treasure holders wouldn’t favor them against opponents like those but they are effective against Orochi and the Hakkesshu) 7. Magaki/Mukai(I personally say they are probably equals yes Magaki is the most POS AI and has a typical arrogant snob personality which is why he talks down on Mukai and Mukai being a more honorable respectable individual where as one was killed by a surprise attack from a lesser being the other was killed by one of the most powerful characters in Saiki so it’s arguable, they both are top enforcers of Those From The Past) 8. Goenitz(guy defeated and punked Rugal and elevated his superiority by using him as a guinea pig giving part of the Orochi power to see how much of it he could handle before being defeated really an experiment to him and nothing more, send a naive Kyo to the hospital with ease, killed Maki and Gaidel, cursed Leona aside from being as powerful as he is left a huge impact on the story effecting many characters) 9. Omega Rugal( this guy survived an explosion, has Orochi powers, able to copy moves with Geese and Wolfgang Krauser’s attacks being his favorite, his array of special moves and attacks cover all ranges making him difficult in close quarters and to zone and use range attack while keeping distance) 10. OG Zero/Clone Zero(with their ability to use dark energy and their special custom suits we can only assume they gave K’Dash and his crew as much hard time as Krizalid did) HM: K’Dash(defeated Krizalid, Clone Zero, OG Zero, Igniz during their rematch and Mukai he has a hell of a resume, possibly a tier under Kyo and Iori whom are possibly the most powerful Pyrokinetic users but K’Dash isn’t too far behind), Ash Crimson(likely rivals normal Saiki and is probably an equivalent Pyrokinetic user to Kyo and Iori also if we consider him post KOF11 he has both Iori and Chizuru’s Sacred Treasures I’m sure that’s why he was so confident to enter KOF13 as a solo entry), Krizalid(meant to be better than K’Dash who is also a HM and I’m sure K’Dash has the toughest fight with his superior clone in KOF 99), Shun’Ei and Isla(whom I’m certain canonically defeated Otoma Raga the most powerful character in KOF so far given their Amplified Specters being plot armor against Verse/Re Verse and Otoma Raga in the same way Sacred Treasure Team is to Orochi), Team Awakened Orochi(simply cause they are 3 of the 4 Heavenly Kings though not as strong as Goenitz and rivals for both The Sacred Treasures Team and Team Japan), Tung Fu Rue, Geese Howard, Wolfgang Krauser, Terry Bogard.

I hope to see more bosses in a KoF XV boss challenge

Remember Street Fighter, Tekken and King of Fighters are all in the same universe. So if Otama Raga broke reality. Alot of fallen characters can come back.

Please please make more analysis videos of KOF lore

i think it's kind of interesting some of the more ridiculous god bosses we've gotten like orochi and otoma raga are a lot easier compared to like dream match omega Rugal, goenitz, and all of the nests villains

Please next make a video of Top 10 Strongest KOF fighter without including the bosses and based on story/lore wise. Also it's normal versions and no orochi forms

I wonder if Athena is awesomely strong if she unleashes her full psychic potential.

Dude I'm just happy that you mentioned or even put Rugal on this list. Honestly if you did a top 10 most arrogant characters he would be at the top of the list wouldn't you?

I'd say Goenitz should be higher in the list, but most of the ones above him are from games I haven't played, so I can't compare, still my fav boss, he's the only one with the carisma to make a absolute incredible character.

Well, most of the great bosses wanted to harness Orochi's power. That tells something.

By the way can you do the Top 10 Strongest KOF Characters

I wonder if goddess athena is more powerful than otama=raga or orochi. Just like Orochi uses Chris to come out, maybe goddess Athena can choose Athena to come out one day to save the world.

Where did you get this clip art of Orochi please?

K DASH will get Angry with KRIZALID'S Arrival but we have seen the twins Clashed. I really wanted to see the Reaction of KROHNEN when he go against KRIZALID. Although IGNIZ is a human with Telekinesis Powers. This human is outclassed and Competing the GODS like OROCHI and SAIKI( If he is a GOD).

Joe solos the verse with tornados and exposed butt cracks.

For me original zero and lord Igniz are my favorite bosses to go up against

I’ve been really wanting to get back into KOF. I haven’t played any of them since XI. Is KOF15 good?

Absolutly no body : 3:37 : PTSD flash back kicks in

I feel you give Geonitz enough credit. Remember when he shows up in 96 and he single-handedly blows up the entire stadium - by just showing up? I'd say his AOE destructive power is actually is close but below that of Ignis.

Nightmare Geese also deserves a shout out!

Always wondered how Mr.Karate(Takuma) of the KOF timeline would do against the other bosses of KOF...

Seria muito interessante se eles abordassem a história do Espírito do Dragão no próximo kof. Esse poder ainda é muito mistérioso, e o próprio Ron disse que era um poder de nível inimaginável. Fico pensando se o Espírito do Dragão tem algo a ver com o Orochi ou os seres do espaço.

I'm deff behind that Number 1 spot as Otoma-Raga takes a beating and then gets right back up like. "Ok... Now I'm mad!" Then one shot's you from acrost the arena with her antennas. Granted I think her second phase could have used more health and would have been nice if her ground spike attack moved along the ground. Truth be told thoe, I don't think this is the last we have seen of Otoma-Raga as she tried to claim Isla to rebalance the world and she was pulled out at the last minute. Also, Re-verse explodes just as they did before as verse So there deff coming back too.

Watch a random person come out of nowhere just to say “Goku Solos.”

Saiki is maybe the least intimidating but about provocation compare to him, kukri is a kitten because for every opponent he have an insult quote more deadly than the previous. My favorite trashtalk quote are: "Oink all you want! It's only natural for a sacrifice to squeal on the altar!" Poor Raiden maybe he forgot his choice to fight him. It's my favorite bad guy For DLC Season 2 do you think we'll have more opponents for the boss mode ? Perfect as ever

Rugal’s biggest downside is his ego and sore loserness his desperate need for power and strength clouds his mind

Saiki: Time Control Orochi: Space and Reality Control Otoma=Raga: G O D

I hope Krizalid Clone Zero Original Zero Igniz Goenitz Orochi Iori Orochi Leona Wolfgang Krauser Mr Big and Mr Karate return in The King of Fighters XV

Great list! And here I thought Terry Bogard was the strongest being in all of KOF...

What IS your opinión about Young Geese Howard (KOF NeoWave) and Jivatma (Máximum Impact 2 RA)???

COOL LAST ..👍

Some of the characters are Boss and some are regular

Can you do top 10 kof theme but the remade versions of kof all star

wtf the animation @ 2:41😳😳🔥🔥🔥

Now make top 10 strongest characters by lore

Logic: Bosses aren't the strongest... If they were they wouldn't be defeated.

I mean if a bunch of kids and highschool boys kicked her ass and orochi i cant really take those bosses seriously

Good video, not really a player of KOF, so don't know much of Kof characters, what about K Clone and Nameless