Leopold Goenitz is a video game character who made his first appearance in the Neo Geo fighting game, The King of Fighters '96 as the last boss, following Chizuru Kagura . He is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi, with the power to command wind. His trademark move is his "Koko Desuka" move (That's the Yonokaze move that makes Goenitz such a keepaway character), which a nightside tornado comes up at random, slicing any foe it touches. Leopold Goenitz is voiced by Yoshinori Shima, who also voiced Clark Steel and Eiji Kisaragi. Goenitz also appeared in SVC Chaos: SNK Vs. Capcom.

Personality, Traits, and Events

Leopold Goenitz was born on July 20, but the year is not exact. He is 193 cm tall, weights 88 kg, and is an avid fan of rock climbing. His most cherished treasure is his loyalty to the Orochi, and he hates humans (hence being one, how ironic). He is very ambitious, on the terms of eradicating humanity and reviving the Orochi. But he is not your average bad guy. He's a polite man, though. Also, he likes to eat mushroom dishes, and his favorite sport is windsurfing. He can be distinguished by his blonde and black hair, (Think Ryuji Yamazaki), and his black and blue priest outfit. Goenitz did not appear with strength until the year of 1986, while many fighters where only young boys and girls. He showed up at the village of the Clan of the Yata , the people that took care of the seal that was imposed on the Orochi power. He then beckoned for the then heir of the Yata, Maki Kagura , who is Chizuru's sister to face him in battle. Maki cursed his presence and the fact he wants to resurrect the Orochi by breaking the Seal of the Yata. Goenitz just chuckled and began to display his inmense power. His aura was so powerful and devastating it was too much for the Yata clan member to hold. With an inmense gust of wind, Goenitz blew the Yata clan member away. Leaving Maki in a life-and-death situation, he tells her that the Orochi power will be free once again, and that his task would be much easier if he had allies with him. With that said, he disappears in a night breeze.

Sometime later after the incident, a power-hungry tyrant named Rugal Bernstein wanted to grasp the Orochi power for himself, and become the most feared and powerful man in the world. Sensing a disturbance in the Orochi power balance, Goenitz soon transports himself to where the entity attempts to steal the precious Orochi power. Rugal was shocked at Goenitz's quick appearance. Goenitz warns Rugal menacingly that any mere mortal that wants to have the Orochi power for their personal gains is sure to only gain death for their futile attempt. Rugal discards this warning, and tells Goenitz he will have the power of the Orochi no matter what or who stands in his way. Rugal proceeds to attack Goenitz, but Goenitz would raise his right hand towards Rugal, and gouge out his right eye. Rugal would then reel and suffer at this newfound pain. Goenitz, however, is surprised that Rugal is still alive after the assault made to him. With a menacing grin, he tells Rugal that the Orochi power will be his own doom. He then transfuses a sample of the Orochi power into his blood. Rugal would then feel more pain, then lie on the floor near unconscious. Goenitz leaves, and finally tells Rugal that he must not use this power until completely necessary, since it will kill him. Goenitz then leaves Rugal to his fate, not before ordering his two aides, the assassin women Mature and Vice, to keep an eye on him, and see that he never uses the power of Orochi against them. Goenitz then goes to a remote village, where several Orochi blood members still live. He presumes that they would gladly help him in his task to gather fighting energy for the Orochi. However, Guidel , the leader if the village, refuses to help Goenitz since they have found peace and tranquility and does not want to colaborate in the destruction of the world. Goenitz gets furious, but he then spots a little girl coming out of Guidel's house. Seeing how gracious and full of spirit she was, Goenitz then gleers at Guidel and tells him that he will regret ever having betrayed their own bloodline. That same night, the little girl called Leona began to feel sick, and soon enough, she lost consciousness. Before her family could take care of her, she mysteriously woke up, with a very sinister look in her eyes. Guidel recognized those blood-filled eyes...it was the Riot of Blood! But it was too late. The mortal rampage of Leona began, and did not stop until the whole village was destroyed, not leaving anybody alive. Goenitz contemplates with glee the death and destruction, and heads towards the blood-stained Leona. Goenitz touches her head, and tells her that she is still too young to be able to control the power for too long, so he would have to wait until she became an adult. Saying so, he begins to walk away. Goenitz laughs, as he knows that Leona would be of use to him pretty soon...

A good while has passed since something was heard from Goenitz, who had seemed to go scavanging the world for more energy to supply Orochi with. He once took a journey to Japan, and decided it was time to see how much the Kusanagi have improved since 1800 years ago. He decided to challenge Kyo alone, the latest descendant of the Kusanagi clan. He fought him, but Kyo's techniques seemed so primitive for Goenitz, who had no trouble in putting the young warrior out of comission. Sensing that that was not all the young warrior could do, he beckoned for him to challenge him when he was more prepared...say, for the next King of Fighters tournament. He left a wounded and humilliated Kyo wretching on the ground. Soon, he sensed it was time to wrap up the job. He heard about Rugal's death by using the Orochi power, and he comissioned Mature and Vice to now keep an eye on Iori Yagami, who also had Orochi blood in his veins, due to the unholy pact the Yagami and the Orochi had 660 years ago, unleashing the war against the Kusanagi. He followed the King of Fighters tournament of 1996 closely, always hidden in the shadows. He was impressed by all those strong fighters, and wished he could fight them all, but he had to concentrate on the strongest only. He was also very pleased at seeing Leona there as well. She had grown alright, but he was still unsure of using her just yet. Soon, the finals began, and Goenitz was there. He then saw a woman coming out for the final battle against the Hero Team. Goenitz identified her as a Clan of the Yata member. She seemed so much as that woman she killed ten years ago. Maybe her sister...? Anyways, Goenitz stalled until the defeat of Chizuru. Then, taking advantage that everybody was dumbfounded, Goenitz gathered all his power and unleashed it, reducing the plethoric stadium into mere rubble. Goenitz then greeted Kyo once again, and asked if he had improved anything since the last time they met. Kyo smiled and tells Goenitz he had changed a lot. It was true, since Goenitz now had a harder time trying to neutralize Kyo. And when it was evident that he would finish Kyo, Iori appeared to help him. It was rare for Goenitz that this would happen. Iori shouts to Goenitz that Kyo is his alone, and Goenitz suspects that Mature and Vice must have left him alive in order for him to kill Goenitz. Cursing both of them, Goenitz now has to face Kyo and Iori, reviving the ancient battle between the Orochi and the Kusanagi/Yagami alliance from 1800 years ago. However, it was too much for Goenitz to handle himself, despite his incredible strength. Goenitz is then defeated by a double crimson flame blow from both Kyo and Iori. Before disappating, Goenitz chuckles, and tells Chizuru, Kyo, and Iori that the Orochi power is far from being eradicated, and that soon the world and themselves would have to bow to Orochi's incredible power. Goenitz then raises his hand, and a gust of wind vanishes him, never to be seen again.

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