Vanessa

Vanessa
Arquivo:Vanessa.jpg Vanessa from King of Fighters XI.
Profile
Nome Inteiro	Vanessa
Aniversario/Idade	January 9; 30 years old
Altura	182cm (5' 11½")
Peso	67kg (approx. 147.7 lbs)
Tipo Sanguíneo	B
Familia/Relacionados	Husband (deceased), four-year old child
Trabalho/Ocupação	One of Ling's mercenaries, freelance mercenary (currently hired by Heidern)
Gosta	Wedding ring
Não gosta	Indecisive people, ghosts
Hobbies	Saving money, catalog shopping
Comida favorita	Beer
Esporte de Destaque	All of 'em
Estilo de luta	Boxing

Vanessa (ヴァネッサ, Vanessa) is a character from The King of Fighters series who first debuted as a Striker in The King of Fighters '99 Evolution. She becomes playable in The King of Fighters 2000 as a member of the Hero Team. She is the first boxing female of the series and one of the first females to use this style in fighting games. Like Maxima, she was created as a middle-aged female to contrast the multiple teenage characters in the roster. Developers also mention their intentions to make her playable in The King of Fighters '99 though this didn't happen due to time constraints. She is voiced by Kaori Minami.

Story[]

She is a normal housewife who discreetly serves as a mercenary agent. Working under the orders of commander Ling, Vanessa and fellow agent Seth are commissioned with the job of joining the King of Fighters tournament, held by Ling himself. They are to follow the footsteps of the NESTS cartel, which Ling and his agency persecuted. The two agents part from one another with Vanessa recruiting prime suspects, K' and Maxima, as her teammates. She also scouts the talents of Mexican wrestler Ramon to complete their team. Her objective from then on is to observe the activities of the NESTS defectors based on Ling's orders.

She becomes a free agent after Ling's defeat — who was impersonated by Zero — often teaming up with Ramon and Seth. In The King of Fighters XI, she reveals herself to be an old acquaintance of Blue Mary's past lover, Butch. Together with her and Ramon, Vanessa enters the tournament under orders to receive information concerning the broken Orochi seal and the mysterious members of Those from the Past.

Personality[]

Vanessa is a woman who enjoys the flavor of life and good jaunts to the bar for a drink. It's not known how she is able to keep her job a secret from family but she still seems to treasure them.

Although often teasing in return, she will sometimes discourage Ramon's flirtations.

Powers[]

Translocation - Vanessa can translocate herself at incredible speeds.
Reflector - Vanessa can punch a projectile back to its sender.
Wind Blast - Vanessa can create a strong air current by punching the air.
Cutting aura - Vanessa's punches are so fast that they seem to slice the air around them.

Fighting Style[]

Vanessa uses a very agile boxing style. Her style closely resembles Rick Strowd's, a similarity made obvious with her appearance in KoF 2002.

Music[]

KD-0084 - The King of Fighters 2000, 2002
The Immortal Mirror of the Sun - The King of Fighters 2001
Secret Circumstance - The King of Fighters XI
Undercover - The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match

Game Appearances[]

The King of Fighters '99 Evolution - As a Striker
The King of Fighters 2000
The King of Fighters 2001
The King of Fighters 2002
The King of Fighters Neowave - unlockable
The King of Fighters XI
The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match
The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise - shopkeep

Mobile Appearances[]

Days of Memories (sixth title) - unplayable
SNK Gals Island Dokidoki Puzzle Shock! 2

Cameo Appearances[]

The King of Fighters XIII - in the France stage, passing mention in Women's team story and cameo in their ending
KOF: Maximum Impact 2 - background cameo
The King of Fighters '94: Rebout - background cameo

Cards[]

SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash 2 Expand Edition SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS

Sprites[]

The King of Fighters 2000

Gallery[]

Includes CC-BY-SA content from Wikipedia's List of King of Fighters characters article (authors)