Just Go Dude.
OK, a note. As you know, hopefully, I am not fond of Rugal AT ALL. But this is his profile so I will keep all insults (all 56 of them) out. When you see this "---" That means that he did something I didn't like, or something stupid. K? Alright, lets do this.
Rugal has been in three KOF's. Each one he ends up as the final boss. The three are '94, where he just goes as a normal guy, '95, where he flaunts some of the Orochi power given to him, and in '98, where there's no story line and he shows up normally as the '94 style, but then becomes the end boss as the '95 style, known as Omega Rugal. Each time, Rugal's up to something bad. At first, in '94 (where it all began) he held the tournament because he was cocky. He wanted to challenge the best fighters and turn them into molten statues to add to his "Molten Hero Statue" collection. --- In '95 he's back for revenge, and '98? He's back to bother you.
Rugal, I hate to admit, is a semi-brilliant man. He's become REAL powerful in the underground black market kinda like Geese, but Geese is better) and he rides around in a ship called the Black Noah (Neat name, not a decent idea) and he has a pet panther. You can tell SNK was in the middle of some brainstorming, coming up with that mess. Anywsay, Rugal was known all around for his fighting skills also. He was known to kill every challenger who opposed him, regardless of the situation. This made people kinda scared of him (obviously they'd never seen him) and so Rugal's little underworld flourished. He just kinda went on, unchallenged until he learned that a certain Heidern (good ol' Heidern) was looking to put an end to the ways of Rugal. So Rugal took the proper precautions and then just bid his time until, as expected, good ol' Heidern showed up ready to whoop up. The fight ensued, and the confident Rugal went all out and crazy. Poor Heidern.
That is, poor Heidern for kicking the living crap out of Rugal to the point of him going off and cheating because he was failing. You see Rugal had also swiped (yes swiped) out a whole army of Heidern's men, (before Ralf and Clark came along) and Heidern was a bit peeved, but Rugal was a bit of a cheater. Yes, the "precautions" Rugal took were not heavy reinforcements, not heavy training, not brass knuckles, but Heidern's wife, Sandra, and daughter, Clara. yes, as Rugal was getting smote left and right, he had them drug out, and while a stunned Heidern stood there in peril, not wanting to act for the sake of his wife and child, Rugal struck and took out Heidern's right eye. --- Then Rugal decides to finish Heidern with a big blast, but the wife and the daughter of Heidern break free and protect him, and Rugal blasts right through them and they die. Heidern escapes but is now thuroughly peeved. The deal? What's this got to do with anything?
Well, Rugal had no idea anyone could even come close to beating him, he also wasn't used to stomping with the big dogs, all them little brats Rugal used to pic on were nothing. So the "all powerful" Rugal decides that he needs more power. He senses some eminating from some small secluded area and travels there in his ship, with that stupid panther of his (nothing against the panther, but a pet panther? Keyword: Try). What's this, all this power is ripe for the taking? Rugal decides he deserves it, but is stopped by a neato guy who wants to keep the power protected. This is Big G. Or, Goenitz. Goenitz is interested in waking the Orochi, but he also is kind of a scholar in the process, attempting to learn as much about the power as possible. Anyway, G. explains to Rugal that that is the Orochi power and no mortal can have it. Rugal, gets confident. He takes orders from no one he needs to work at McDonalds and sit down somewhere) and Strikes! Oh! EEEEE! AAAAA! Direct hit! For Goenitz. Rugal fails again. The hit? Well, an eye for an eye kinda (I mean kinda) works here as Goenitz had taken out Rugal's right eye. Rugal is just taken back at how he just failed all over the place, but he's still concious enough to be an idiot who just can't shut up (sorry, couldn't help it), which impresses Goenitz and ALSO brings forth the scholar within G. and G. decides to experiment with Rugal as a pawn.
Yes, Goenitz gave Rugal a li'l taste of the Orochi power, and Rugal is just flushed with pain. But then he stops as he realizes that he's all-powerful now. Goenitz, a fair man, warns Rugal that over exertion of the power can smite Rugal in his tracks. Rugal don't care though. --- Now he wants to have some fun. Whie strolling through his little room with all his dumb molten trophies or whatever, he is not content. He wants REAL FOOD. So he remembers the follies oof Geese and Krauser in the previous KOF's, '92/'93, so he dicides to take over. In the process, posing and copying Geese's Reppuken and Krauser's Kaiser wave. Rugal sends invitations sealed with a wax R to the best fighters, some warriors (Japan, Fatal Fury, Art Of Fighting), some Rugal's enemies (Good ol' Heidern), some do gooders (Psycho Soldiers, and Kim), some fun to play with, (USA team, Women's team). Rugal waits for the outcome, especially hoping to meet a certain Heidern. Then he's all of a sudden challenged by a do gooder Saishu Kusanagi. Saishu was skilled, but remember, Rugal had ill-gotten power....
Well, Rugal was challenged by the Japan team and was smote REAL quick. Then he kinda powered up and the Japan team was in peril. Luckily, Saishu was on the ground all beaten up. Luckily Kyo saw. Luckuly, Kyo didn't like the idea of his dad beaten up by Rugal. Luckily, Kusanagi's GROW in power and strength with rage. Luckily Kyo was peeved enough to smack Rugal to Heidern's point (what I call, the almost defeated sure to lose point, named after when Heidern whooped up on Rugal to the point of Rugal's cheating). And Rugal cheated and attempted to blow his ship up with he and everone on it. The people escape, Rugal survives because of his Orochi-ness mess --- and takes Saishu and has him brainwashed by the two secretaries who had worked for him since right before '94. (I see Rugal answering his door Vice and Mature, the secretaries, are standing there saying, "We Wanna be your secretaries", and Rugal accepts). They were sent by Goenitz to watch and see what happens to Rugal. Anyway, Rugal comes back in '95, sicks Saishu on the Japan team (he was the boss again and invited everyone again), but Saishu was taken out and Rugal had to do work. Oh nuts...
Rugal: "Yeah baby. In '94 I changed from the outfit on the left to the outfit on the right. How do you like that?"
Mysterious Man: "I think it stinks."
Leave Mysterious Man.
He ignored Goenitz warning --- and went all out with his Orochi power, which was bad. He had got his eye replaced with a "super red eye" --- and got one of his arms, which was hurt badly in the explosion, replaced with a "super cyber arm" ---. Rugal goes crazy and does things like cut himself and stuff, but he never loses complete conciousness, which means that he w3as totally concious when his behind blew up from the overexertion of his power. Heh heh heh.
Before he got to finish exploding, Iori kinda just appeared talking like "only the bloodline can control the power, you never had a chance." Now Rugal's back in '98 with two new secretaries and some toned down tech. He does however turn to Omega Rugal. I was not happy with his return but not Goenitz, but I know it's because he's the original boss of KOF. At least the 3 on 3 style which Rugal personally implemented in '94 to increse his dumb collection by three, the greedy piece of putrid flesh... Rugal is SNK's guy who wants to rule the world. Not the way the Orochi clan wants to clean it up, noot the way Geese wants control, but the Rugal way, which is just to rule or something. He's the type of guy who wouldn't mind Blowing it up in the process. He won't die because he's evil, and he's quite the tenacious one, not giving up even though he fails quite a bit. The guy is gone. He doesn't realize that he was and still is kind of a pawn for the Orochi clan.
Rugal isn't popular with people. Saishu is m,ad at hipm for the brainwashing, Heidern wants revenge for you-know-why (mentioned earlier). He's messed with Kyo, beniaru, and Goro's lives by being a punk in general, and he's just plain bad. What's to like? He sucks at being bad! IDEA! Send me something good about Rugal and I'll make a list... I really want to know if there are any avid Rugal fans out there. Send me as many things as you can think of.
I can't give '98 playing tips, but i'm sure he's a lot less cheap than in '95. I've played him, and I hate Hate HATE the Genocide Cutter. Frontal and air defense in one, it's too cheap to use (and my friend will purposely stand bach and reflect all projectiles with te super quick dark reflector and Genocide when I walk in, good thing we play with infinite energy). His reppuken is quick, but nothing special. Easy to jump over but mostly a set up for that stupid Genocide cutter!!! Errrrr..... The Kaiser wave can be done at any thime in '95, so you know.... It's fun to lay reflector games in '95. That's about it.
Omake! Rules for the two reflector games, designed for the KOF '95 on the playstation.
Characters: Rugal and Athena, any compilation using them (two Rugal's or Athena's work).
Set Up:Set your game to infinite energy, both players (can be done on playstation version). KEEP TIME ON! Set specials to top L/R buttons. Game Style 1:Shoot a Psycho Ball/Kaiser Wave from across the screen. Next person reflects it, then first person does the same so it goes back and forth. Not strategically move in while jamming on the reflector button. Try to get in close enough so the opponent cannot reflect in time. It's just fun to do at random. Game Style 2:Shoot something and do the same as in style one, only with 25 seconds on the time. Now reflect back and forth, moving in at a maximum of 1/4 screen between reflects. The goal is to be the last one to reflect when time runs out. Time over will be announced, but the opponent will still eat the projectile. This one is especially satisfying. Yey!!!
-Sho Reppadan-
Rugal: "I'll never give up! I'll never die! Ha ha ha."
Mysterious Man: "You need to die."
Where'd Mysterious Man come from? Get 'im outta here.
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