Storm Collectibles Orochi Yashiro Review – The King of Fighters' Biggest Heavenly King

There are action figures you buy because they look cool.

There are figures you buy because they complete a team.

There are figures you buy because they'll look great on a shelf beside what you already own.

And then there are the holy grails.

The characters that don't just represent a franchise, but a memory, a period of your life, a piece of who you are.

For me, Orochi Yashiro falls squarely into that last category.

Alongside characters like Sagat from Street Fighter, Younger Toguro from Yu Yu Hakusho, Bryan Fury from Tekken, and Roland Deschain from The Dark Tower, Yashiro has always been one of those characters I was going to buy no matter what. Too big, too small, poor articulation, high price—I didn't care. If somebody finally made him, he was coming home with me.

And after waiting decades, Storm Collectibles finally delivered.

Image: box back showing multiple posed photos, interchangeable heads, Japanese text, character art, and health-bar style name strip.

## Who Is Orochi Yashiro?

For those unfamiliar with The King of Fighters lore, Orochi Yashiro is the awakened form of Yashiro Nanakase, vocalist and guitarist of the band CYS. Beneath his laid-back rockstar persona lies one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi, immortal servants devoted to resurrecting their god.

Once awakened, Yashiro gains the power of the earth itself. He can create earthquakes, trigger volcanic eruptions, manipulate stone and soil, and throw opponents around like ragdolls with monstrous strength. Unlike his human form's straightforward striking style, Orochi Yashiro adopts a devastating grappling-heavy fighting style inspired by Goro Daimon.

Image: box front with window display, logo, character art, and age 17+ notice.

At 6'3" and approximately 218 pounds in official lore, he's already an imposing figure. Unfortunately—or perhaps fortunately—Storm Collectibles decided that wasn't nearly big enough.

## Scale: What Even Is 1/12 Anymore?

Let's get the elephant out of the room first.

Storm Collectibles calls this a 1/12 scale figure.

It isn't.

Not even close.

Image: This photo is a size comparison between two fighting-game characters as action figures.

The shorter figure in the back is Heihachi from Tekken, a 6-inch figure. He has light skin, is bald with a white headband, and is wearing a sleeveless gray gi with a red belt and bare feet. His fists are raised in a fighting stance.

In front is the larger figure, Orochi Yashiro from The King of Fighters. He is noticeably taller and bulkier than the 6-inch Heihachi, roughly about one and a half times the height and overall mass. Orochi Yashiro has medium-dark brown skin, short silver hair, and a muscular bare chest under an open red jacket with white stripes on the sleeves, light gray pants, and brown shoes. His hands are open and held near his waist.

With both on the same surface and aligned front-to-back, Orochi Yashiro’s greater height, broader shoulders, and larger limbs clearly show how much bigger he is compared with the standard 6-inch Heihachi figure.

Standing at nearly eight inches tall, Orochi Yashiro towers over most true 1/12 scale figures. In reality, he's much closer to 1/10 scale, and even then he's oversized.

To put this into perspective, Yashiro's official height is 6'3". In a proper 1/12 collection, he should stand roughly alongside Marvel Legends Captain America, slightly smaller than Luke Cage, and definitely shorter than Thor.

But that's not what happened here.

Rugal Bernstein, who stands 6'6" in KOF lore, should noticeably tower over Yashiro. Instead, the two Storm figures are roughly the same size.

Image: Orochi Yashiro and Omega Rugal stand side by side like dueling bosses, both facing forward but with very different energy.

On the left is Orochi Yashiro, a large, muscular collectible figure with medium-dark brown skin and short silver hair brushed back. His chest is bare, showing sharply sculpted abs and pectorals, framed by an open red jacket with bold white stripes around the upper sleeves. He wears loose, light gray pants with sculpted folds and brown shoes. His arms hang slightly away from his sides, hands relaxed, giving him a confident, almost casual menace, as if he’s ready to fight without needing to pose aggressively.

On the right is Omega Rugal, even more exaggerated in his upper-body build. His skin is a lighter tone, and his silver hair is longer, sweeping down over one side of his face for a more sinister, villainous look. He wears a tight blue sleeveless top with textured, net-like panels over the shoulders, emphasizing his huge, rounded biceps and forearms. His pants are bright red with a smooth but wrinkled sculpt that suggests thick material, held up by a blue belt, and he finishes with glossy black shoes. His stance is wide and braced, legs apart, arms slightly bent, as if he’s bracing for impact or about to lunge.

Together, the scene feels like a face-off of two endgame threats: Orochi Yashiro tall, composed, and dominant, Omega Rugal tense and coiled, both clearly larger and more imposing than standard 1:12 fighters.

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Objectively speaking, Storm got the scale wrong.

But here's the thing...

I'd rather they make Yashiro too big than too small.

This isn't some random martial artist. This is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi. A supernatural monster empowered by the earth itself.

When it comes to characters like that, presence matters more than measurements.

Image: Orochi Yashiro is in the middle of a brutal wrestling-style slam, hoisting Colossus clean off the ground and holding him upside down.

Yashiro stands planted on the right, legs apart in a solid base, bare torso twisted with effort. His open red jacket flares slightly as his arms wrap around Colossus’s waist, lifting the metal-skinned mutant straight up. His head is tilted back just enough that you can feel the strain and swagger, like he’s showing off his raw power.

Colossus hangs inverted on the left, his red boots pointing straight upward. His silver, segmented limbs and torso catch the light, contrasting with the bright yellow chest and red trunks. One arm is stretched toward the viewer, fingers splayed as if reaching out mid-throw, while the other is bent in close, selling the sense of being suddenly snatched and overpowered.

The combination of Yashiro’s grounded stance and Colossus’s suspended, upside-down body creates a snapshot of impact in progress, like the instant before a devastating piledriver connects.

SH Figuarts made Younger Toguro slightly too small and it completely killed the intimidation factor for me.

Storm went the opposite direction.

And honestly?

It works.

Image: The slam has already landed, and Orochi Yashiro is in the aftermath pose while Colossus is buried headfirst in the ground.

Yashiro is standing, legs spread out from the impact, arms flung wide as if he’s just released the hold. His bare chest and open red jacket are angled slightly back, selling the recoil from the throw. His face is calm but intense, like someone who knows he just ended the fight with one move.

In front of him, Colossus is completely upside down, only his red boots and part of his legs visible above a huge explosion effect on the floor. The effect piece is a burst of jagged orange spikes radiating outward from a smoky white center set into a cracked rocky base, suggesting a violent, ground-shattering impact. Colossus’s silver arms stick out awkwardly near the base, emphasizing how hard he’s been spiked into the ground.

Together, the scene reads as a devastating finishing piledriver: Yashiro dropping straight down and driving Colossus into the stage so hard the floor erupts around him.

## Why Yashiro Matters To Me

I've been involved in martial arts since I was eight years old.

By my teenage years I'd already trained in multiple disciplines and unfortunately had enough real-world fights to learn a lesson many martial arts enthusiasts don't like hearing.

Power and speed matter.

A lot.

It doesn't matter whether somebody practices Taekwondo, Karate, Judo, Aikido, Kung Fu, or whatever other style is fashionable that year. When things become truly violent, overwhelming physicality changes everything.

That realization shaped the fighting game characters I gravitated toward.

Image: Colossus is looming over Orochi Yashiro, who has just been knocked down but is already pushing himself back up into a fighting stance.

Yashiro is positioned on the right side of the scene, sitting low with one leg stretched out and the other bent, as if he slid back across the floor. His torso is twisted toward Colossus, fists clenched and raised near his chest. The open red jacket and bare, muscular torso make him look battered but defiant, like he’s refusing to stay down.

Facing him on the left, Colossus stands tall and dominant. His metal body catches the light along the sculpted plates of his arms and legs. He’s angled slightly forward, one fist cocked at his side and the other arm extended, suggesting he’s just thrown the blow that dropped Yashiro or is about to follow up with another strike. His red and yellow costume adds to the sense of a classic comic-book powerhouse bearing down on his opponent.

Together, the tableau feels like the turning point in a match: Yashiro on the mat but not beaten, Colossus towering over him with the clear advantage, tension building for the next exchange.

While everyone else was obsessed with fireballs, hurricane kicks, spinning attacks, and flashy techniques, I found myself drawn toward characters like Paul Phoenix, Ralf Jones, Bryan Fury, and Yashiro.

No nonsense.

No flashy acrobatics.

No complicated philosophy.

Just a simple attitude:

"I hit you. You die."

That straightforward brutality always resonated with me.

Image: Yashiro is on the right, leaning slightly forward from a seated or low stance, torso twisted toward Colossus. One fist is drawn back near his ribs, while the other arm is extended upward toward Colossus’s face, lined up so his knuckles connect right under Colossus’s chin. His expression is focused, body language tense, like he’s putting everything into this counterpunch from a disadvantaged position.

Colossus is directly in front of him, upper body bent back and head snapped to the side from the impact. His arms are partly in front of him, not in a full guard, which adds to the sense that he got caught mid-move. The silver plating on his face and chest emphasizes the dramatic angle of the hit, as if even metal can’t fully shrug off Yashiro’s power.

Together, the pose captures a sharp, desperation uppercut or hook from Yashiro that stops Colossus’s advance cold, a sudden reversal where the underdog on the back foot lands the decisive blow.

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## The Figure

### Height

Approximately 8 inches tall

Image: It looks like a tense staredown between teammates on the edge of turning hostile: Iori Yagami poised to strike while Orochi Yashiro stands calm but ready.

In the background is Iori from The King of Fighters, a stylized collectible figure in his classic outfit. He’s leaner and slightly shorter than Yashiro, with red hair hanging over his face. He wears a black jacket with white trim, a long white coattail piece that flares out behind him, bright orange pants, and black shoes. His right arm is raised high, hand curled in a clawing gesture as if about to bring it slashing down. His left arm extends forward, shrouded in a jagged, translucent purple flame effect that wraps around his hand and trails backward, suggesting his Orochi fire is already ignited.

In front of him stands Orochi Yashiro, broader and more heavily built. He has short silver hair, a bare chest with sharply sculpted abs, and an open red jacket with white stripes around the sleeves. Light gray pants and brown shoes complete his look. His stance is more grounded: legs apart, both hands held open at mid-torso, fingers splayed like he’s bracing himself or measuring the distance, ready to explode forward.

Together, the scene feels like the moment before a betrayal or a team-kill super: Iori already channeling purple flames, arm cocked to attack from behind, while Yashiro squares up, sensing the danger without flinching.

### Accessories

Image: These are four alternate Orochi Yashiro heads laid out on a plain surface, all sharing the same short, textured silver hair, medium-dark skin tone, and red eyes with a sharp, almost predatory gaze.

Top head: Neutral stern expression. Mouth closed, brows slightly angled down. It feels like his default “serious” face, relaxed but intimidating.

Second head: Smirking. The mouth is crooked up on one side, exposing a bit of upper teeth, giving him a cocky, taunting look as if he’s enjoying the fight.

Third head: Shouting. The mouth is open wide in a yell, teeth and tongue sculpted inside, eyebrows raised and pulled inward. This one reads as mid-super or power move, full of aggression.

Bottom head: Slightly open mouth with softer tension, like a focused exhale or low growl. Less extreme than the shout, more like he’s in the middle of a combo or about to rush.

All four sculpts keep his facial features sharp and angular, with nicely defined cheekbones and jawline, offering a good range from cold intimidation to full rage for posing the figure.

* 4 Head sculpts

* 6 Pairs of hands

* Massive two-piece body slam effect

### Price

Usually between $90-$120 USD

Although at the time of writing, BigBadToyStore had him discounted to around $70.

Which, naturally, annoyed me because I paid full price.

Image: box Insert showing pixel-art trainyard scene front-facing locomotive on tracks, large silver train to the right, buildings and signals left, orange sunset.

## The Good

Visually, Storm absolutely nailed the look.

The short red jacket.

The wide white pants.

The necklace.

The earrings.

The scowl.

It's unmistakably Yashiro.

Image: Orochi Yashiro is emerging from darkness, lit by a harsh, bluish spotlight that catches only part of his face and chest, making him look almost monstrous.

His shouting head is in focus: mouth wide open in a roar, teeth and tongue visible, red eyes narrowed in fury. The silver hair glistens under the cold light, with individual sculpted strands picking up tiny highlights while the rest of his head falls into shadow. The strong contrast makes his medium-dark skin tone look even richer, with deep shadows cutting across his cheekbones and jawline.

Only a slice of his red jacket and bare chest is visible, the white claws on his torso catching the light like fangs. One hand rises from the lower edge of the frame, partly lost in black, fingers spread as if he’s reaching out or about to grab. The rest of the environment is completely swallowed by darkness, giving the impression of Yashiro shouting out of a void, like he’s powering up or unleashing an Orochi-fueled super in a pitch-black arena.

One thing I especially appreciate is Storm's handling of the physique. Unlike modern superhero figures where every muscle fiber is exaggerated and visible through skin-tight costumes, Yashiro has a more realistic "hidden strength" appearance.

You see glimpses of musculature through the open jacket and subtle sculpting beneath the sleeves, but the figure never looks like an anatomy textbook.

Honestly, I prefer it.

The result actually reminds me a little of Super Android 13 from Dragon Ball.

The overall build radiates power without needing to show every abdominal muscle.

Image: Orochi Yashiro is squatting in the dark, like a fighter coiled and ready to spring.

His feet are planted wide apart, knees deeply bent so his thighs are almost parallel to the ground. His fists are clenched near his hips, elbows angled out, giving the pose a heavy, grounded feel—as if he could launch forward or explode upward at any moment.

The narrow overhead spotlight carves bright highlights across his bare chest and sculpted abs, framed by the open red jacket and its white claw-like accents. His head is tilted slightly down and to the side, silver hair glowing under the light while his eyes sit in partial shadow, making his expression look calm but menacing.

Most of the surroundings vanish into black, with only a faint suggestion of the stage behind him in cool bluish tones. The overall effect is of Yashiro crouched in an Orochi-powered battle stance, silently daring someone to step into his range.

The accessories are also generous. Multiple portraits, numerous hands, and a huge effect piece help justify the price point.

And perhaps best of all?

The joints on my copy are excellent.

Smooth.

Solid.

Premium feeling.

Nothing is overly tight.

Nothing is floppy.

This is how a premium action figure should feel.

Image: A posable action figure wearing a red jacket and white pants.

The figure is lit with a strong bluish-purple light from the right side, creating bright highlights on the white pants and shoes and leaving most of the left side in shadow.
The jacket is bright red with a white stripe on the upper arm and a yellow belt at the waist.
The pants are white with pockets and seams that emphasize the articulated joints at the knees and hips.
Brown shoes are visible at the bottom, with one leg extended straight out toward a dark vertical surface on the right side of the image.
Behind the figure is a mostly dark background with a vertical strip of pixelated, greenish patterns that resemble a low-resolution digital or game-like texture.

As a bonus, if you're willing to ignore official scaling, Yashiro can double as an absolutely terrifying generic heavy for other toy lines.

Put him beside Kingpin.

Stand him behind Penguin.

Use him as muscle for Joe Fixit.

Drop him into a Sin City display beside Marv and Manute.

As long as you accept him as a seven-foot-plus giant thug, he'll happily beat the stuffing out of your Marvel Legends Punisher.

Your toys.

Your rules.

Image: Kazuya Mishima stands in front like he’s just stepped into the ring and nothing is going to move him. His bare torso is lean and sharply muscled, every ab and shoulder line picked out by the sculpt. His face has that familiar, hard Kazuya glare: brows angled down, mouth set, head tilted slightly forward in challenge. His black hair is combed back and ridged, echoing his classic game look.

He wears off‑white gi pants, a little rough and frayed at the hems, tied with a thin black belt that hangs down in front. On his hands are bright red, fingerless fighting gloves with textured knuckle pads, and matching red foot guards wrap over his bare feet. Both fists are clenched and lifted, ready for a straight‑ahead brawl, with his stance planted firmly on a square, stone‑like base scored with faint tile lines.

Directly behind him, Orochi Yashiro hangs over Kazuya’s shoulder like a looming threat. Yashiro’s skin is a warm brown tone, and his short, silver‑white hair gives him a striking, almost predatory presence. His expression is cool and serious, eyes fixed forward as if sizing up the same opponent.

Yashiro wears a bold red jacket with white bands around the sleeves and a black shirt underneath. Light gray pants with subtle folds and articulation cuts run down to brown shoes, giving him a more casual, street‑brawler style. Positioned so close together, Kazuya in front and Orochi Yashiro just behind, the pair feel like a crossover face‑off frozen at the moment before the first punch, framed against a dark, pixelated fighting‑game stage backdrop.

## The Bad

The articulation is disappointing.

Not terrible.

But disappointing.

Especially by Storm Collectibles standards.

Image: Orochi Yashiro is captured from above in a power‑up moment, arms thrown wide as if shouting to the heavens. A harsh, focused light blasts down onto his back, turning the red of his jacket into a glowing hotspot and making his short, silver hair flare almost pure white. The rest of the scene falls away into deep darkness, so it feels like he’s standing alone in a void, drinking in energy.

His red jacket fits snugly across his shoulders, with a zipper line running cleanly down the center and reflective white bands circling each forearm. Below the jacket, his tan belt and the top of his gray pants peek through, while the legs stretch straight out, showing the layered panels and hinges of the articulation like armored plates. The lighting carves strong shadows along the folds of the pants and into the joints at the knees, emphasizing his stance and giving the whole pose a charged, almost supernatural intensity, as if Orochi Yashiro is right in the middle of awakening his power.

The oversized pants severely restrict ankle movement.

The jacket overlay limits the butterfly joints.

The double-jointed elbows barely reach ninety degrees.

The hips become noticeably gappy during dynamic poses.

And once you start trying crouching or squatting positions, another issue becomes obvious.

Storm's tendency to make lower legs slightly too long.

Combined with the giant pants, some poses make Yashiro look like he's ninety percent legs.

Image: Orochi Yashiro stands braced between darkness and a wall of blinding light, like he’s just crashed down and is about to explode back up. His legs are spread, one foot pressed against a glowing panel of small white LEDs, the other planted to the side. The harsh blue‑white light from below throws his white pants into sharp highlights and leaves deep shadows around his knees and hips, making the pose feel heavy and grounded.

His torso leans slightly forward, fists clenched at his sides. The red jacket is open at the front, framing his sculpted abs and chest, with the two curved chest straps hovering over the exposed musculature. The lighting hits his brown skin and defined muscles in streaks, emphasizing every contour. His face has a fierce, almost roaring expression: mouth open, brows angled, eyes fixed ahead, while the silver hair catches a cool sheen from the LEDs.

Behind him, the background fades into a dark, pixelated environment, barely visible, so the scene becomes all about that clash of bright artificial light and Yashiro’s tense, coiled body, as if he’s drawing power from the floor and about to launch into an Orochi‑charged attack.

The removable jacket is another strange design choice.

Why make it removable when the arms underneath are still sculpted with sleeves?

Either include bare arms for display options or permanently sculpt the jacket onto the body.

As it stands, the jacket restricts movement when attached and looks wrong when removed.

It feels like a feature that never quite reached its full potential.

I also can't help wishing Storm had included parts to create both versions of the character.

The human and Orochi forms share so much visually that a lighter-skinned torso, alternate heads, and a few extra pieces could have allowed collectors to display either version.

Charge another forty bucks if necessary.

I'd have paid it.

Image: Orochi Yashiro is in the middle of a brutal counterattack, dropping into a deep back‑lean as he drives a straight kick into his opponent’s chest. His body forms a sharp diagonal, one leg fully extended, the other bent, fists clenched beside his ribs like he’s just unleashed a sudden burst of power. The open red jacket, brown skin, and exposed abs give him a brawler’s confidence, while the light gray pants and brown shoes stretch with the motion.

Opposite him, a towering, metal‑skinned opponent—Colossus from X‑Men—staggers backward from the impact. His torso is bent, arms thrown slightly forward as if knocked off balance by the kick. The shiny silver limbs and armored torso plates catch the light in bright reflections, contrasted by red boots, trunks, and a yellow‑and‑red upper costume that reads like classic superhero gear.

## Final Thoughts

Ironically, Orochi Yashiro is actually my least favorite version of Yashiro.

The relaxed, heavy-hitting power striker I admired gets replaced by a darker, brooding grappler who feels almost like a supernatural version of Goro Daimon.

But I also know the reality.

The chances of Storm making a standard human Yashiro are slim.

So this is probably the version we're getting.

And honestly?

I'm grateful we got him at all.

Image: The fight has shifted into a full-on power struggle. Colossus is bent forward at the waist, metallic torso angled down as he tries to muscle through his opponent. His silver arms are tense and extended, fingers spread like he’s digging for leverage, red and yellow costume plates wrapping his heavy, armored frame. His red boots are planted wide, bracing his weight.

Underneath that mass of metal, Orochi Yashiro drives in low, body folded forward, arms hooked tight around Colossus’s waist. His hands clutch at the armored hips, setting up what feels like the start of a big wrestling-style lift or slam. Yashiro’s red jacket and light gray pants stretch with the strain, brown shoes spaced apart as he leans in, using his whole body to move the bigger opponent.

Against the pixelated arena backdrop and clean floor border, the scene reads like a crossover grapple caught at the moment of decision—either Colossus powers through, or Yashiro yanks him off his feet for a devastating throw.

Scale issues?

Absolutely.

Articulation problems?

Definitely.

Questionable design decisions?

A few.

Would I still recommend him to King of Fighters fans?

Without hesitation.

Because some figures transcend objective criticism.

Some figures represent favorite characters.

Favorite games.

Favorite memories.

This figure takes me right back to those teenage summers spent button-mashing KOF with friends and brothers while daydreaming about female classmates and teachers and wondering what adulthood would be like.

Any toy that can do that has already earned its place on my shelf.

Image: The grapple has flipped completely in Orochi Yashiro’s favor. He’s standing upright now, feet spaced solidly on the floor, back straight, calmly holding Colossus upside down by both legs. Yashiro’s brown hands clamp around the red boots, arms angled up, showing off the strength implied in his lean frame. His red jacket and light gray pants hang naturally, giving the moment an almost casual confidence, like lifting a steel giant is nothing to him.

Above, only the lower half of Colossus is visible: silver, segmented thighs and knees leading down into bright red boots. His body is clearly inverted, setting up the classic pre-impact pose for a piledriver or head-first slam. Against the pixelated stage backdrop and clean arena edge, it’s a perfect wrestling-finisher snapshot—Orochi Yashiro calmly preparing to drive the armored X-Man straight into the ground.

### Score: 8.5/10

A flawed but fantastic representation of one of King of Fighters' most iconic powerhouses.

And if Storm ever releases a Storm Arena version?

Consider this my preorder.

Image: The piledriver lands in spectacular fashion. Colossus is buried headfirst in the ground, only his silver torso, arms, and red‑and‑yellow waist showing above the impact point. His legs are kicked straight up in the air, red boots pointing skyward, joints bent from the force of the slam.

Around him, a burst effect erupts from the floor: jagged orange and translucent yellow spikes shoot outward from a ring of cracked, rocky debris, selling the sheer power of the move. One silver hand is flung out, fingers splayed, as if stunned by the sudden impact.

Just above, Orochi Yashiro still grips one of Colossus’s boots, arm extended down, body relaxed in the aftermath. His red jacket and light gray pants contrast with the chaos below, making him look composed and dominant, like he has just driven an armored X-Man straight into the arena with a devastating finisher.

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Image: The aftermath of the slam looks decisive. Orochi Yashiro stands tall at the center, chest bare beneath his open red jacket, head tilted slightly as if calmly surveying the damage. His light gray pants and brown shoes are set in a relaxed stance, body language saying the fight is already over.

At his feet, Colossus lies sprawled on his back amid the rocky impact base. One silver arm is thrown out to the side, fingers open and limp, while his red‑and‑yellow torso twists slightly, suggesting he’s been completely flattened. Behind him, the huge orange-and-yellow impact burst still erupts upward like a frozen explosion, its spikes arcing over Yashiro’s leg.

The pixelated arena backdrop frames the scene like a victory screen: Orochi Yashiro composed and dominant in the foreground, Colossus downed and half-buried in the crater he was driven into.