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- "The beauty and the beast in one! Be prepared for pain if she catches you with her grip! VICE."
- —The King of Fighters XV
Vice (バイス) is a character in The King of Fighters series. She first appeared in The King of Fighters '95 as one of Rugal Bernstein's secretaries, then appeared as a member of the Yagami Team in The King of Fighters '96. Her official nickname is "The Throbbing Brutal Sadist" (
Development
Both she and Mature are descendants of Orochi with Vice being the "cruel" one of the duo. Both women were still being developed during location testing and were likely finished near the end of the game's production schedule.[2][3]
Personality
Vice is an intensely sadistic and violent individual who takes immense pleasure in inflicting pain and death upon others. Unlike Mature's more sophisticated approach to cruelty, Vice is direct and brutal, often expressing excitement at the sound of breaking bones and her victims' screams. Her partnership with Mature, while not exactly friendship, demonstrates her ability to work cooperatively when it serves their mutual goals.
Despite her brash nature and murder at Iori's hands, and the fact he belongs to the Yasakani bloodline, an enemy of theirs, she and Mature seem genuinely concerned for his wellbeing and respect his wishes rather than their loyalty to Orochi. This is also despite Iori's frequent hostilities towards them.
She holds a grudge against Saisyu Kusanagi due to his resistance taking her a great deal of unexpected effort to be able to brainwash him in the first place, not to mention being a natural enemy of theirs, and it's due of the nature of this grudge that she despises old men in general, for instance showing total disdain towards Gang-il.
Vice, as part of the Hakkesshu, maintains a regard of protection of nature. During the pre-match dialogue with Nakoruru, both show their mutual concern about it, yet Vice's vision involves the destruction of mankind rather than the peaceful approach that Nakoruru intends. Out of all the lesser Hakkesshus, she is the most vocal of her hatred of humans in general.
Fighting style
Vice does not adhere to a specific fighting style; instead, she relies on her immense physical strength. As one of the first female grapplers in the series, she employs a variety of throws to corner her opponents and disrupt their attacks. During fights, Vice frequently taunts her adversaries, either by sarcastically commenting on the damage she is about to inflict or by commanding them to surrender. Her hyper super desperation move in 2002 UM also suggests she might go as far as eating her opponents.
Initially, Vice's moves included more slashing attacks, but in her subsequent appearances, she shifted towards using powerful punches and aggressive moves like body slams and shoulder charges. In her latest appearances, her style has evolved to focus on drawing her opponents in close, allowing her to relentlessly punish them with grabs and violent combinations.
Music
- Arashi no Saxophone 2 - The King of Fighters '96, ’98 and 2002
- Tranquilizer - The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
- Arashi no Saxophone 5 - The King of Fighters XIII
- Arashi no Saxophone -KOF XI- - The King of Fighters XIII (when the music is set to "Type B", console version only, shared with Mature and Iori Yagami)
- Saxophone Under the Moon - The King of Fighters XIV
Voice Actors
- Masae Yumi - The King of Fighters '96~XIII
- Mayumi Sako - The King of Fighters XIV~present
- Tomoe Tamiyasu - King of Fighters movie (Japanese voice)
Live Action Actors
Appearances
Trivia
- Vice, Elisabeth Blanctorche, Kula Diamond, Isla, Mature, Foxy, Ángel and Dolores are the only female members of Team Rivals.
- Vice has had a total of three different fighting stances found in KOF '96, KOF '98 and KOF 2002/2002UM. Starting with The King of Fighters XIII, she returned to her original ’96 stance for all of her future appearances.
- In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, she was voted as the thirteenth favorite character with a total of 780 votes.[4]
- Vice shares the same height and weight with Ash Crimson and Saiki.
- Vice and Mature are the only characters of the series who lives in the afterlife, but can physically materialize in the world at any time, due to their status of Hakkesshu.
- In the Samurai Shodown series, Basara is the only character with this condition, due to his status of Yūrei.
- Within the data for The King of Fighters '96, there is an unused Desperation Move for Vice, called Heaven's Gate, which is similar to Rugal's Gigantic Pressure. In KOF '98 and subsequent games, this move would be given to Mature instead, and Vice hasn't used it in an official capacity outside of this one instance.
Cards
Sprites
Gallery
References
- ↑ Official site for The King of Fighters XIII
- ↑ Official character profile from KOF anniversary website
- ↑ Official character profile from KOF anniversary website
- ↑ Neo Geo Freak 1997-08 archive Neo Geo Freak character popularity poll results.
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