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KRIZALID
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	Krizalid is the latest incarnation of evil that attempts to conquer the world 
by means of the King of Fighters tournament. After this competition was left behind 
after the defeat of the Orochi power, Krizalid decides to take it and use it for 
his own ambitions. Being the host of the tourney, its no wonder that he means 
business, and his power will be most feared indeed!
	However, Krizalid's past is full of grief and bad experiences in itself. 
Krizalid was designed to become the ultimate Kyo Kusanagi clone, infused with the 
power of the Kusanagi family. Being a more advanced prototype than K', another 
clone, Krizalid is now skillful enough to control the overwhelming power of the 
crimson flames of the Kusanagi family! As a bonus, Krizalid is dressed with a 
special battle suit that helps him analyze combat data during battles, and will 
help him gather more strength as he fights more and more. The Nests cartel, 
Krizalid's creators, urges for him to gather enough data to activate the crowd of 
Kyo Kusanagi clones along the world in an unified strike! However, he has to 
support the lost of his adoptive sister, Whip, as she decides to no longer continue 
by the side of someone who has lost his mind.... 
	Krizalid wastes no time in dispatching his two most trusthworthy 
subordrinates, K' and Maxima, to join Benimaru Nikaido and Shingo Yabuki, the 
stronger candidates for winning the tournament, and collect enough battle data to 
activate the Kyo clones. Thus, Krizalid changes the established rules, and decides 
to add another member in the original three fighter team-up. From the depths of his 
underground base, Krizalid watches with glee as how his plans are taking place. The 
tournament arrives to the end he had expected it to be: K' and Maxima, along with 
Benimaru and Shingo, arrive to the final battle. To wrap it up, Krizalid leads them 
to a sewer, drains the sewage water, and activates the hidden elevator. In no time, 
the final team arrives at Krizalid's facility.
	Krizalid laughs and congrats the team for having arrived this far, but he 
would proceed to extract the battle data out of their bodies. Not willing to fall 
that easily, Benimaru and Shingo decide to fight, which is was Krizalid was looking 
for. He stalls enough time to extract a great amount of battle, before Benimaru 
strikes him down with a powerful blow. Krizalid chuckles, and condemns them all to 
a swift death. He burns his outfit to reveal his fully-charged battle suit. 
However, he now receives the surprise that his own lackeys will attack him too! 
Krizalid damns the traitors, and uses all the power of the Kusanagis, and his own 
battle information to blow the whole team away. With the aid of his crushing power, 
Krizalid turns the tide of the battle in his favor rather quickly....
	However, Krizalid gets overconfident, and the moment is taken care by Maxima, 
who nails Krizalid long enough for K' to blast him with a crimson flame blast. 
Protected by his battle suit, Krizalid survives the shot, and proceeds to finish 
the already battered warriors. However, as soon as he walks toward them, a huge 
flame sails through the room and impacts on Krizalid. This time, the blow is too 
much for Krizalid to resist, and slumps on the floor. Upon watching up to his 
assailant, he wretches in anger at seeing the same man who meant his very 
existence: the original Kyo Kusanagi! Krizalid takes what's left of his power to 
fight Kyo, but he is stopped by the Nests cartel. They will certainly not forgive 
Krizalid's weakness, and considers it pertinent to eliminate him. Krizalid 
desperately affirms that he can still activate the clones, but it's too late for 
him. A huge rock falls from the sky, and impales over Krizalid. 
	Among his pain and sorrow, Krizalid hears the steps of someone coming near. 
It is Whip, who had came with the Ikari extermination squad. Krizalid calls out for 
his sister, but Whip tells Krizalid not to be fooled. She wasn't her sister, but 
just a memory implemented in him by the Nests cartel. Whip informs to Krizalid 
about his origin as an advanced clone of K', and Krizalid is filled with grief. He 
passes his last moments in his desperation, and when the Ikari Warriors' commander, 
Heidern, arrives at where Krizalid is, he asks him his name. Krizalid just can't 
remember, and dies shortly after. 
	Krizalid is a man whose destiny was that to be a ruthless power monger, but 
his life, being controlled by the Nests cartel, was filled with lies and ambitions. 
The wreckless attitude and evil disposition were no more than harsh feelings 
inflicted in him by his superiors. His only human trace lies within his love for 
Whip, whom he presumes to be his sister. A sad destiny for a sad man.... 

*Fun fact = Krizalid's name supposedly means "cocoon", from which life surges. I 
suppose this has something to do with the supposed future ressurection project of 
Orochi (notice the "10 year process" and the scheduled "Rising" project). Time will 
tell....

Appearances: The King of Fighters '99