 In the first The King of Fighters video game, Kyo stars in the famous fighting tournament as the leader of the Japan team along with Benimaru Nikaido and Goro Daimon. They become the champions and defeat the host Rugal Bernstein. In the next video game, the Japan Team once again faces Rugal as well as Kyo's brainwashed father, Saisyu. While Rugal dies, Saisyu is saved from Rugal's control. Prior to the events of The King of Fighters'96, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the legendary creature Orochi, Goenitz, easily defeats Kyo. The current host, Chizuru Kagura, wants to gather Kyo and Iori Yagami on her team to defeat Orochi in the same way as their ancestors and stop Goenitz. In The King of Fighters' 97 Kyo faces Orochi's remaining followers and eventually Orochi himself, possessing one of them. However, Kyo and Iori defeat him. In KOF' 98, Kyo appears as a playable character on the Japan Team with Benimaru and Daimon. An alternative version of his character, with movesets used in previous games, is also playable.
