Sometime after the second tournament, King was attacked and killed by Ogre, the god of fighting, leading Armor King to sink into a state of depression at the loss of his friend. They both entered, and once again fought as rivals, although neither was successful in winning the tournament. As King's behavior grew more erratic, a worried Armor King convinced his old friend and rival to resume training for a second tournament. This, along with the death of a child within King's care, led a despairing King to turn to alcohol. Despite winning some prize money from the tournament, King's orphanage struggled financially. While he was able to defeat his old rival, King did not win the tournament, instead placing third. While Armor King would go on to lose a second time, the two went on to become friends and sparring partners, and their rivalry became more friendly. When Armor King came to notice the King of Iron Fist Tournament, a mixed martial arts contest in which his rival was participating, hoping to raise funds for the orphanage he ran, he too entered, determined to settle the score. Embittered by his loss and the future success of King, a rivalry developed between the two. Intrigued, Armor King went head-to-head with King in a fierce battle, which he ultimately lost after sustaining an eye injury. Armor King also traveled in search of worthy opponents to face one-on-one, and it was on one of these excursions that he came across another wrestler in a jaguar mask, who went by the similar title of ' King'. Armor King is the older brother of Armor King II, both of whom are luchadores who fought together as a tag team.

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