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* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Implied to have feelings for Shun'ei in the Team Rival ending.]]
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* ShipTease: ShipTease:
** [[spoiler:Implied to have feelings for Shun'ei in the Team Rival ending.]]]]
** Also Ash to a lesser extent if their special intro in Story Mode and win quote in VS Battle to him is anything to go by.
---> '''Isla:''' You're a real piece of work. ...Wanna trade numbers?
** [[spoiler:Implied to have feelings for Shun'ei in the Team Rival ending.
** Also Ash to a lesser extent if their special intro in Story Mode and win quote in VS Battle to him is anything to go by.
---> '''Isla:''' You're a real piece of work. ...Wanna trade numbers?
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[[Characters/TheKingOfFightersHeroes Protagonists]] | '''Deuteragonists''' ([[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]])\\
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[[Characters/TheKingOfFightersHeroes Protagonists]] ([[Characters/TheKingOfFightersAshCrimson Ash Crimson]]) | '''Deuteragonists''' ([[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]])\\
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!!NESTS Chronicles
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!!NESTS ChroniclesSaga
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* TheStoic: She always has a calm tone, though she also gets a NotSoStoic moment when [[spoiler:Ash sacrifices herself to stop Saiki]].
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* TheStoic: She always has a calm tone, though she also gets a NotSoStoic moment when [[spoiler:Ash sacrifices herself himself to stop Saiki]].
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* ThePowerOfHate: [[spoiler:Deep down, Isla is fueled by hate towards her parents for abandoning her, the orphanage staff for rejecting her freedom of expression, and the world overall for seemingly rejecting her. Unfortunately, this hate is also what fuels Amanda, and is what ultimately results in the birth of Reverse.]]
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* ThePowerOfHate: [[spoiler:Deep down, Isla is fueled by hate towards her parents for abandoning her, the orphanage staff for rejecting her freedom of expression, and the world overall for seemingly rejecting her. Unfortunately, this hate is also what fuels Amanda, and is what ultimately results in the birth of Reverse.Re Verse.]]
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: To the surprise of no one, Kula and Angel dislike each other, yet the two end up forming two-thirds of Team Krohnen in ''XV''.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: To the surprise of no one, Kula and Angel dislike each other, yet the two end up forming two-thirds of Team Krohnen in ''XV''.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://youtu.be/1PlFboOFxyw Ice Place]] in ''2000'', [[https://youtu.be/C63J7zv0ZjI Diamond Dust]] ''2002UM''. Ice Place returns in ''XIV''' for fights between herself and Ángel. The former also played in her ''XV'' reveal trailer.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://youtu.be/1PlFboOFxyw Ice Place]] in ''2000'', [[https://youtu.be/C63J7zv0ZjI Diamond Dust]] ''2002UM''. Ice Place returns in ''XIV''' ''XIV'' for fights between herself and Ángel. The former also played in her ''XV'' reveal trailer.
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Iori. Iori is a from a clan that made a blood pact with the ancient being called Orochi to gain revenge against the clan that Kyo is from after being manipulated by the Hakkeshu, Kula on the other hand is a NESTS experiment that was created for the Anti-K project. Iori is both TheStoic and AxCrazy, but Kula is very Childish and cheerful. And while they both teamed up with their rivals to fight against a greater threat, Iori still sees Kyo as his eternal rival, but Kula eventually sees K' as a big brother figure.
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* BattleIntro: In ''XV'':
-->"Avert your eyes for a second and you're ice! She's a snow bunny with a mean frostbite! Kula Diamond! \\
'''Kula''': "I'm going all out."
-->"Avert your eyes for a second and you're ice! She's a snow bunny with a mean frostbite! Kula Diamond! \\
'''Kula''': "I'm going all out."
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* BattleIntro: In ''XV'':
-->"Don't forget to bow in her presence! Those who forget their manners may be subject to a beating! Elisabeth Blanctorche!" \\
'''Elisabeth''': "To a fair fight, with pride on the line."
-->"Don't forget to bow in her presence! Those who forget their manners may be subject to a beating! Elisabeth Blanctorche!" \\
'''Elisabeth''': "To a fair fight, with pride on the line."
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* BattleIntro: In ''XV'':
-->"Her dreams are painted all over the streets. Every battle to her is a canvas for her art. Isla and Amanda! \\
'''Isla''': "I'm gonna paint you up good!"
-->"Her dreams are painted all over the streets. Every battle to her is a canvas for her art. Isla and Amanda! \\
'''Isla''': "I'm gonna paint you up good!"
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** While Kula was introduced as a sub-boss in her ''KOF 2000'' debut, Elisabeth on the other hand is a regular character on the roster, having Duo Lon (who used to be on the Hero team in ''2003'') and Benimaru (another Hero Team staple) flanking her in ''XI''. Though both characters' endings in their debut games are significant to their respective plotlines - Kula destroying the [[KillSat Zero Cannon]] while Elisabeth's team is the one that canonically wins the ''XI'' tournament.
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** Elisabeth is a very wealthy and poised LadyOfWar with the ettiquete that one can expect from someone of such high status. Isla on the other hand is very crass and profane, owing to her very harsh background and distrust of adults.
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** Elisabeth is a very wealthy and poised LadyOfWar with the ettiquete that one can expect from someone of such high status. Isla on the other hand is a street urchin that grew up dirt poor and is very crass and profane, owing to her very harsh background and distrust of adults.
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** While Elisabeth is the closest thing Ash has to a MoralityPet (if not family outright), Isla pretty much ''hates'' Shun'ei [[spoiler:(at least initially)]] the very second she lays eyes on him. Furthermore, the way both protagonists see their rivals is also rather similar, with Ash mostly ignoring Elisabeth's pleas to come home while Shun'ei ''[[UnknownRival barely]]'' [[UnknownRival acknowledges Isla's existence]].
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Serves as one for Kula.
** Whereas Kula is a young pre-teen stated to be at least 14 years old, Elisabeth is a grown woman in her late 20's that, in addition to being as powerful as Kula, is also [[ExperiencedProtagonist much more experienced]] than she is with her powers.
** Speaking of which, most of Kula's moveset is predominantly [[AnIcePerson cryokinetic]] while Elisabeth controls [[LightEmUp hard light]]. Interestingly enough, in ''KOF XV'', her powers take the form of auroras, which are commonly seen in arctic environments.
** Their dynamic with their respective protagonists is also inverted; K' serving as an AloofOlderBrother figure to Kula while Elisabeth is a very protective CoolBigSis towards Ash. It's especially apparent in their interactions - K' being a rather harsh {{tsundere}} towards Kula while Elisabeth is overtly protective of Ash, chasing him around much like a doting mother would chase their problem kid around.
** Kula's hair is only blue whenever she uses her powers, having strawberry blonde hair otherwise. Elisabeth's on the other hand is natural, with her [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow eyes even matching her hair]].
** Whereas Kula is a young pre-teen stated to be at least 14 years old, Elisabeth is a grown woman in her late 20's that, in addition to being as powerful as Kula, is also [[ExperiencedProtagonist much more experienced]] than she is with her powers.
** Speaking of which, most of Kula's moveset is predominantly [[AnIcePerson cryokinetic]] while Elisabeth controls [[LightEmUp hard light]]. Interestingly enough, in ''KOF XV'', her powers take the form of auroras, which are commonly seen in arctic environments.
** Their dynamic with their respective protagonists is also inverted; K' serving as an AloofOlderBrother figure to Kula while Elisabeth is a very protective CoolBigSis towards Ash. It's especially apparent in their interactions - K' being a rather harsh {{tsundere}} towards Kula while Elisabeth is overtly protective of Ash, chasing him around much like a doting mother would chase their problem kid around.
** Kula's hair is only blue whenever she uses her powers, having strawberry blonde hair otherwise. Elisabeth's on the other hand is natural, with her [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow eyes even matching her hair]].
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Elisabeth, naturally.
** Elisabeth is a very wealthy and poised LadyOfWar with the ettiquete that one can expect from someone of such high status. Isla on the other hand is very crass and profane, owing to her very harsh background and distrust of adults.
** Speaking of which, Elisabeth is a grown woman that is well-mannered around everyone she meets. Isla, by contrast is a teenager that is reasonable enough around most people, but pair her with an adult or especially [[TheRival Shun'ei]] and that sensibility goes right out the window.
** Both of them have contrasting {{Dark and Troubled Past}}s. Elisabeth having lost her parents in a fire when she was younger while Isla was flat-out ''abandoned'' by her parents. Funnily enough, Ash can definitely relate to her there.
** Whereas Elisabeth's playstyle is a direct contrast to Ash's (especially in ''KOF XV'', where she is a very strong anti-zoner character that can give Ash quite a hard time), Isla's is a parallel to Shun'ei's. Both her and Shun'ei have excellent air mobility for rushdown characters and they're both among the easier characters for new players to pick from.
** Elisabeth is a very wealthy and poised LadyOfWar with the ettiquete that one can expect from someone of such high status. Isla on the other hand is very crass and profane, owing to her very harsh background and distrust of adults.
** Speaking of which, Elisabeth is a grown woman that is well-mannered around everyone she meets. Isla, by contrast is a teenager that is reasonable enough around most people, but pair her with an adult or especially [[TheRival Shun'ei]] and that sensibility goes right out the window.
** Both of them have contrasting {{Dark and Troubled Past}}s. Elisabeth having lost her parents in a fire when she was younger while Isla was flat-out ''abandoned'' by her parents. Funnily enough, Ash can definitely relate to her there.
** Whereas Elisabeth's playstyle is a direct contrast to Ash's (especially in ''KOF XV'', where she is a very strong anti-zoner character that can give Ash quite a hard time), Isla's is a parallel to Shun'ei's. Both her and Shun'ei have excellent air mobility for rushdown characters and they're both among the easier characters for new players to pick from.
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* TamerAndChaster: Her debut appearance in ''XI'' had a slight touch of fanservice in her design, Elisabeth had a massive cleavage, coupled with her buxom being among the biggest within the cast, and her signature crop whip, resulting in a sexually charged wealthy lady so to speak; however, Betty’s following appearances seemly attempt to maker her more of a straight laced wealthy lady instead, without the overt sex appeal, to note: in ''XII'' she lost her cleavage, and in ''XV'' she loses the crop whip, thereby making Elisabeth void of intentional fanservice cues on her design ever since.
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* InterspeciesFriendship: She and Amanda, the pair of spectral floating hands, are quite chummy with each other. They hi-five after winning a match, and Amanda partakes in Isla's taunting of the oppoenent with all sorts of finger gestures. This all adds up to the two having strong synergy in battle, with Amanda giving Isla's fighting style a boost in power and mobility.
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* TamerAndChaster: Her debut appearance in ''XI'' had a slight touch of fanservice in her design, Elisabeth had a massive cleavage, coupled with her buxom being among the biggest within the cast, and her signature crop whip, resulting in a sexually charged wealthy lady so to speak; however, Betty’s following appearances seemly attempt to maker her more of a straight laced wealthy lady instead, without the overt sex appeal, to note: in ''XII'' she lost her cleavage, and in ''XV'' she loses the crop whip, thereby making Elisabeth void of intentional fanservice cues on her design ever since.
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* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Downplayed: she's latine, but her hair is a platinum-blonde/teal mix than outright blonde.
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* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Downplayed: she's latine, but her hair is a platinum-blonde/teal mix than outright blonde.
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* PowerDyesYourHair: Her hair is normally a chestnut brown color, but changes to light blue [[PowerDyesYourHair when powered up]].
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* ClassyCravat: A staple of her noble image, she's worn one for each of her mainline appearances.
* DashAttack: "Coup de Vent" has Elisabeth dash forward with an upwards slash of light. It can also combo into ''itself'' based on the strength of the button (EX > Heavy > Light).
* EnergyBall: "Étincelle" sends a ball of light forward, at different distances depending on the strength. Unlike many other projectiles, Étincelle only has a hitbox after it reaches its destination, meaning Elisabeth can't just throw it at people like it's a Hadoken. This serves as one of Elisabeth's key tools for controlling the mid-range.
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** Her super special, "Back to Back", has her perform a much stronger dash kick if she's airborne, making for a powerful combo ender.
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* PowerDyesYourHair: Her hair is normally a chestnut brown color, but changes to light blue [[PowerDyesYourHair when powered up]].
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is normally a chestnut brown color, but changes to light blue [[PowerDyesYourHair when powered up]].
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Joins the club alongside [[AmazonianBeauty Leona]] and [[BadassAdorable Kula]].
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* MeaningfulName: "Isla" means "island" in Spanish, and given that she grew up an orphan for much of her life and yearns for friendship, it's quite fitting.
* MundaneUtlity: Of a sort, being that Amanda is shown to have some degree of sentience. [[spoiler:She takes a picture that Isla holds during the PostCreditsScene for the Rival Team's ending.]]
* MundaneUtlity: Of a sort, being that Amanda is shown to have some degree of sentience. [[spoiler:She takes a picture that Isla holds during the PostCreditsScene for the Rival Team's ending.]]
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* MeaningfulName: "Isla" means "island" in Spanish, and given that she grew up an orphan for much of her life and [[IJustWantToHaveFriends yearns for friendship, friendship]] by the end, it's quite fitting.
*MundaneUtlity: MundaneUtility: Of a sort, being that Amanda is shown to have some degree of sentience. [[spoiler:She takes a picture that Isla holds during the PostCreditsScene for the Rival Team's ending.ending from an angle that'd be impossible otherwise for anyone else to pull off.]]
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* ThemeNaming: All of her move names (e.g., "Drips", "Fill-in", "Cloud", etc.) are actual terms used in tagging/graffiti. And given her penchant for street art, [[ShownTheirWork it's very appropriate and clever on SNK's part]].
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* ThemeNaming: All of her move names (e.g., "Drips", "Fill-in", "Cloud", etc.) are actual terms used in tagging/graffiti. And given her penchant for street art, [[ShownTheirWork it's very appropriate for her and clever on SNK's part]].
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* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:After losing control of Amanda, Isla comes to the conclusion that she had no reason to be antagonistic towards Shun'ei.]]
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* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:After losing control of Amanda, Isla comes to the conclusion that she had no reason to be antagonistic towards Shun'ei. Especially after he saves her life when Otoma=Raga tries to [[TakingYouWithMe drag her into the Crucible of Souls]].]]
* MeaningfulName: "Isla" means "island" in Spanish, and given that she grew up an orphan for much of her life and yearns for friendship, it's quite fitting.
* MundaneUtlity: Of a sort, being that Amanda is shown to have some degree of sentience. [[spoiler:She takes a picture that Isla holds during the PostCreditsScene for the Rival Team's ending.]]
* MundaneUtlity: Of a sort, being that Amanda is shown to have some degree of sentience. [[spoiler:She takes a picture that Isla holds during the PostCreditsScene for the Rival Team's ending.]]
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* SlideAttack: Her down-forward HK, "Designs". It lets her surprise opponents with a long-ranged low attack.
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* SlideAttack: Her down-forward HK, "Designs"."Designs", done with down-foward plus Heavy Kick. It lets her surprise opponents with a long-ranged low attack.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Heidern and Dolores, due to her hatred of adults.
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* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Heidern and Dolores, due to her hatred of adults. Played somewhat using her relationship with Shun'ei, as she does have a special edit team with him and Rock (as relative newcomers to the KOF tournaments).
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* SkillGateCharacter: Next to Iori and Terry, Kula is typically one of the easiest and most well-rounded characters on the roster. While she lacks a traditional projectile to zone with, she does have plenty of tools in her moveset that grant her solid combo potential and play a very footsies-oriented game on top of that. She's also one of the few characters in ''XV's'' roster alongside Vanessa that has more than two special cancelable standing normals[[note]] Typically in ''KOF'', most far standing normals are only really good for poking as they're otherwise not special cancelable at all. Starting in ''XV'', however, most of the roster has been given at least one ranged special cancelable normal that they can use either as a whiff punish or to kara (whiff) cancel with and play mind games with their opponent.[[/note]], being both of her light attacks and her standing Strong Punch, all of which have excellent range compared to most normals in ''XV''. Her damage output is also not too bad and as of ''XV'', she even has a very threatening okizeme game with her Falling Snowman special, which she can place in advance to keep the opponents on their toes.
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* AssistCharacter: Originally had Diana (and Foxy in ''XIII'') supporting some of her attacks, averted as of ''XIV'' where she fights independently for the first time.
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* AssistCharacter: Originally had Diana (and Foxy in ''XIII'') supporting some of her attacks, averted as of and since ''XIV'' where she fights independently for the first time.
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* HurricaneKick: Ray Spin, which has a follow-up that lets her fire a shard of ice at the opponent or perform a sliding kick that knocks them down.
* HurricaneKick: Ray Spin, which has a follow-up that lets her fire a shard of ice at the opponent or perform a sliding kick that knocks them down.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://youtu.be/1PlFboOFxyw Ice Place Place]] in ''2000'', [[https://youtu.be/C63J7zv0ZjI Diamond Dust Dust]] ''2002UM''. Ice Place returns in ''XIV''' for fights between herself and Ángel.
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* LittleMissBadass:She's only Ties with Chris as the second-youngest playable character in the series at a mere 14 years old.
%%* LongHairIsFeminineold. Only Bao (12 years old) is younger. Doesn't stop her from, you know... ''destroying a KillSat in the Earth's orbit all by herself''.
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Kayoko Ōshima (''XI''-''XIII''), Creator/ShizukaIto (''KOF: World''-present) World''-current) Sally Koshinaka (''XII'', English)[[/note]]
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[[folder:Iori Yagami]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Unshackled Instinct]]
->''"There's no value in a broken toy. Which is exactly what you losers are!"''
->'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95''
->'''Origin''': Japan
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/japan_4602.png]]
->'''Fighting style''': Yagami-style ancient martial arts + pure instinct
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/KunihikoYasui (''[='95=]''-''XIII''), Creator/TakanoriHoshino (''XIV''-current), Eric Summerer (''Maximum Impact'' series, English), Jack Merluzzi (''XII'', English), Shou Shudo (''KOF'' live-action movie Japanese dub)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Will Yun Lee (live-action movie)[[/note]]
->One of the faces of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', and TheRival to series protagonist, [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part1 Kyo Kusanagi]].
-> Iori is the latest descendant of the Yagami clan, formerly the Yasakani. His family was a former ally of Kyo Kusanagi's, but they became jealous of the Kusanagi clan's power, and entered into a [[DealWithTheDevil blood pact with Orochi, their former enemy.]] They were granted newer, blue-tinted flames, but at with three huge downsides: suffering extreme pain when using these powers, each mother of a newborn would die in childbirth... and most importantly, they were now susceptible to the Riot of the Blood, a state in which under special circumstances, the user is driven insane until they become nothing more than mindless zombies, killing and destroying everything in their path. When the Kusanagi clan found out about this, they waged war against the Yasakani clan, who changed their name to Yagami prior to the blood pact.
->Iori himself enters the ''[='95=]'' tournament to fight Kyo, but fails to do so, and ruthlessly beats his teammates into the ground. In ''[='96=]'' he finally faces Kyo, but is approached by Chizuru to ally with them. He fights Goenitz and kills him, but his flames turn crimson. Chizuru explains that this is the true power of the Yagami clan that has long been hidden inside him, and also warns him about the Riot of the Blood, but he brushes it off. While conversing with Vice and Mature, he is suddenly stricken with blindness and nausea, and starts to cough up blood. He is finally wracked with extreme pain, and he ends up killing both Vice and Mature as he enters the Riot of the Blood for the first time. In ''[='97=]'' he is about to face Kyo in the finals, but then he enters the Riot of the Blood along with Leona, who attacks her teammates while Iori attacks Kyo. Both are snapped back to their senses and Iori teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to fight Orochi. Orochi attempts to drive him back into the Riot, but the plan backfires when he attacks Orochi instead of Kyo, and then he holds Orochi in place long enough for him to be struck down by Kyo and resealed by Chizuru.
->Iori resurfaces in ''[='99=]'', once again searching for Kyo, and overhears about the various Kyo clones around the world. He finds the real one and fights with him in the collapsing base. In ''2000'' he is also a single entry, again looking for Kyo. In ''2001'' he joins with Vanessa, Seth, and Ramon, under the premise that he will fight Kyo again. He teams up with Kyo and Chizuru in ''2003'', and witnesses Ash's theft of Chizuru's powers. In ''XI'', he teams up with Kyo and Shingo, but due to the increased presence of Orochi, he enters the Riot of the Blood once again and attacks his two teammates; Ash intervenes and takes the opportunity to hit Iori InTheBack, taking his powers. His fate afterward was unknown, but in ''[[AlternateContinuity Maximum Impact]]'' he is searching for Ash Crimson to regain his powers. In ''XIII'' he doesn't have his flames but has somewhat compensated via becoming a BadassNormal, and after a brief talk with Chizuru he is back alongside none other than Vice and Mature, who are temporarily BackFromTheDead to keep Those From The Past from breaking the Orochi seal. In the end, Iori regains his powers, forsaking his chance for a normal life. He returns in ''XIV'', once again alongside Vice and Mature and aiming to finally kill Kyo once and for all. In ''XV'', he teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to form Team Sacred Treasures, concerned about the return of Team Orochi, though he promises to settle things with Kyo once the tournament ends.
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->''"There's no value in a broken toy. Which is exactly what you losers are!"''
->'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95''
->'''Origin''': Japan
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->'''Fighting style''': Yagami-style ancient martial arts + pure instinct
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/KunihikoYasui (''[='95=]''-''XIII''), Creator/TakanoriHoshino (''XIV''-current), Eric Summerer (''Maximum Impact'' series, English), Jack Merluzzi (''XII'', English), Shou Shudo (''KOF'' live-action movie Japanese dub)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Will Yun Lee (live-action movie)[[/note]]
->One of the faces of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', and TheRival to series protagonist, [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part1 Kyo Kusanagi]].
-> Iori is the latest descendant of the Yagami clan, formerly the Yasakani. His family was a former ally of Kyo Kusanagi's, but they became jealous of the Kusanagi clan's power, and entered into a [[DealWithTheDevil blood pact with Orochi, their former enemy.]] They were granted newer, blue-tinted flames, but at with three huge downsides: suffering extreme pain when using these powers, each mother of a newborn would die in childbirth... and most importantly, they were now susceptible to the Riot of the Blood, a state in which under special circumstances, the user is driven insane until they become nothing more than mindless zombies, killing and destroying everything in their path. When the Kusanagi clan found out about this, they waged war against the Yasakani clan, who changed their name to Yagami prior to the blood pact.
->Iori himself enters the ''[='95=]'' tournament to fight Kyo, but fails to do so, and ruthlessly beats his teammates into the ground. In ''[='96=]'' he finally faces Kyo, but is approached by Chizuru to ally with them. He fights Goenitz and kills him, but his flames turn crimson. Chizuru explains that this is the true power of the Yagami clan that has long been hidden inside him, and also warns him about the Riot of the Blood, but he brushes it off. While conversing with Vice and Mature, he is suddenly stricken with blindness and nausea, and starts to cough up blood. He is finally wracked with extreme pain, and he ends up killing both Vice and Mature as he enters the Riot of the Blood for the first time. In ''[='97=]'' he is about to face Kyo in the finals, but then he enters the Riot of the Blood along with Leona, who attacks her teammates while Iori attacks Kyo. Both are snapped back to their senses and Iori teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to fight Orochi. Orochi attempts to drive him back into the Riot, but the plan backfires when he attacks Orochi instead of Kyo, and then he holds Orochi in place long enough for him to be struck down by Kyo and resealed by Chizuru.
->Iori resurfaces in ''[='99=]'', once again searching for Kyo, and overhears about the various Kyo clones around the world. He finds the real one and fights with him in the collapsing base. In ''2000'' he is also a single entry, again looking for Kyo. In ''2001'' he joins with Vanessa, Seth, and Ramon, under the premise that he will fight Kyo again. He teams up with Kyo and Chizuru in ''2003'', and witnesses Ash's theft of Chizuru's powers. In ''XI'', he teams up with Kyo and Shingo, but due to the increased presence of Orochi, he enters the Riot of the Blood once again and attacks his two teammates; Ash intervenes and takes the opportunity to hit Iori InTheBack, taking his powers. His fate afterward was unknown, but in ''[[AlternateContinuity Maximum Impact]]'' he is searching for Ash Crimson to regain his powers. In ''XIII'' he doesn't have his flames but has somewhat compensated via becoming a BadassNormal, and after a brief talk with Chizuru he is back alongside none other than Vice and Mature, who are temporarily BackFromTheDead to keep Those From The Past from breaking the Orochi seal. In the end, Iori regains his powers, forsaking his chance for a normal life. He returns in ''XIV'', once again alongside Vice and Mature and aiming to finally kill Kyo once and for all. In ''XV'', he teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to form Team Sacred Treasures, concerned about the return of Team Orochi, though he promises to settle things with Kyo once the tournament ends.
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->''"There's no value in a broken toy. Which is exactly what you losers are!"''
->'''Debut:''' ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters95''
->'''Origin''': Japan
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/japan_4602.png]]
->'''Fighting style''': Yagami-style ancient martial arts + pure instinct
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/KunihikoYasui (''[='95=]''-''XIII''), Creator/TakanoriHoshino (''XIV''-current), Eric Summerer (''Maximum Impact'' series, English), Jack Merluzzi (''XII'', English), Shou Shudo (''KOF'' live-action movie Japanese dub)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Will Yun Lee (live-action movie)[[/note]]
->One of the faces of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', and TheRival to series protagonist, [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part1 Kyo Kusanagi]].
-> Iori is the latest descendant of the Yagami clan, formerly the Yasakani. His family was a former ally of Kyo Kusanagi's, but they became jealous of the Kusanagi clan's power, and entered into a [[DealWithTheDevil blood pact with Orochi, their former enemy.]] They were granted newer, blue-tinted flames, but at with three huge downsides: suffering extreme pain when using these powers, each mother of a newborn would die in childbirth... and most importantly, they were now susceptible to the Riot of the Blood, a state in which under special circumstances, the user is driven insane until they become nothing more than mindless zombies, killing and destroying everything in their path. When the Kusanagi clan found out about this, they waged war against the Yasakani clan, who changed their name to Yagami prior to the blood pact.
->Iori himself enters the ''[='95=]'' tournament to fight Kyo, but fails to do so, and ruthlessly beats his teammates into the ground. In ''[='96=]'' he finally faces Kyo, but is approached by Chizuru to ally with them. He fights Goenitz and kills him, but his flames turn crimson. Chizuru explains that this is the true power of the Yagami clan that has long been hidden inside him, and also warns him about the Riot of the Blood, but he brushes it off. While conversing with Vice and Mature, he is suddenly stricken with blindness and nausea, and starts to cough up blood. He is finally wracked with extreme pain, and he ends up killing both Vice and Mature as he enters the Riot of the Blood for the first time. In ''[='97=]'' he is about to face Kyo in the finals, but then he enters the Riot of the Blood along with Leona, who attacks her teammates while Iori attacks Kyo. Both are snapped back to their senses and Iori teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to fight Orochi. Orochi attempts to drive him back into the Riot, but the plan backfires when he attacks Orochi instead of Kyo, and then he holds Orochi in place long enough for him to be struck down by Kyo and resealed by Chizuru.
->Iori resurfaces in ''[='99=]'', once again searching for Kyo, and overhears about the various Kyo clones around the world. He finds the real one and fights with him in the collapsing base. In ''2000'' he is also a single entry, again looking for Kyo. In ''2001'' he joins with Vanessa, Seth, and Ramon, under the premise that he will fight Kyo again. He teams up with Kyo and Chizuru in ''2003'', and witnesses Ash's theft of Chizuru's powers. In ''XI'', he teams up with Kyo and Shingo, but due to the increased presence of Orochi, he enters the Riot of the Blood once again and attacks his two teammates; Ash intervenes and takes the opportunity to hit Iori InTheBack, taking his powers. His fate afterward was unknown, but in ''[[AlternateContinuity Maximum Impact]]'' he is searching for Ash Crimson to regain his powers. In ''XIII'' he doesn't have his flames but has somewhat compensated via becoming a BadassNormal, and after a brief talk with Chizuru he is back alongside none other than Vice and Mature, who are temporarily BackFromTheDead to keep Those From The Past from breaking the Orochi seal. In the end, Iori regains his powers, forsaking his chance for a normal life. He returns in ''XIV'', once again alongside Vice and Mature and aiming to finally kill Kyo once and for all. In ''XV'', he teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to form Team Sacred Treasures, concerned about the return of Team Orochi, though he promises to settle things with Kyo once the tournament ends.
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!!Orochi Saga
[[folder:Iori Yagami]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Unshackled Instinct]]
->''"There's no value in a broken toy. Which is exactly what you losers are!"''
->'''Origin''': Japan
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/japan_4602.png]]
->'''Fighting style''': Yagami-style ancient martial arts + pure instinct
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/KunihikoYasui (''[='95=]''-''XIII''), Creator/TakanoriHoshino (''XIV''-current), Eric Summerer (''Maximum Impact'' series, English), Jack Merluzzi (''XII'', English), Shou Shudo (''KOF'' live-action movie Japanese dub)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Will Yun Lee (live-action movie)[[/note]]
->One of the faces of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', and TheRival to series protagonist, [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part1 Kyo Kusanagi]].
-> Iori is the latest descendant of the Yagami clan, formerly the Yasakani. His family was a former ally of Kyo Kusanagi's, but they became jealous of the Kusanagi clan's power, and entered into a [[DealWithTheDevil blood pact with Orochi, their former enemy.]] They were granted newer, blue-tinted flames, but at with three huge downsides: suffering extreme pain when using these powers, each mother of a newborn would die in childbirth... and most importantly, they were now susceptible to the Riot of the Blood, a state in which under special circumstances, the user is driven insane until they become nothing more than mindless zombies, killing and destroying everything in their path. When the Kusanagi clan found out about this, they waged war against the Yasakani clan, who changed their name to Yagami prior to the blood pact.
->Iori himself enters the ''[='95=]'' tournament to fight Kyo, but fails to do so, and ruthlessly beats his teammates into the ground. In ''[='96=]'' he finally faces Kyo, but is approached by Chizuru to ally with them. He fights Goenitz and kills him, but his flames turn crimson. Chizuru explains that this is the true power of the Yagami clan that has long been hidden inside him, and also warns him about the Riot of the Blood, but he brushes it off. While conversing with Vice and Mature, he is suddenly stricken with blindness and nausea, and starts to cough up blood. He is finally wracked with extreme pain, and he ends up killing both Vice and Mature as he enters the Riot of the Blood for the first time. In ''[='97=]'' he is about to face Kyo in the finals, but then he enters the Riot of the Blood along with Leona, who attacks her teammates while Iori attacks Kyo. Both are snapped back to their senses and Iori teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to fight Orochi. Orochi attempts to drive him back into the Riot, but the plan backfires when he attacks Orochi instead of Kyo, and then he holds Orochi in place long enough for him to be struck down by Kyo and resealed by Chizuru.
->Iori resurfaces in ''[='99=]'', once again searching for Kyo, and overhears about the various Kyo clones around the world. He finds the real one and fights with him in the collapsing base. In ''2000'' he is also a single entry, again looking for Kyo. In ''2001'' he joins with Vanessa, Seth, and Ramon, under the premise that he will fight Kyo again. He teams up with Kyo and Chizuru in ''2003'', and witnesses Ash's theft of Chizuru's powers. In ''XI'', he teams up with Kyo and Shingo, but due to the increased presence of Orochi, he enters the Riot of the Blood once again and attacks his two teammates; Ash intervenes and takes the opportunity to hit Iori InTheBack, taking his powers. His fate afterward was unknown, but in ''[[AlternateContinuity Maximum Impact]]'' he is searching for Ash Crimson to regain his powers. In ''XIII'' he doesn't have his flames but has somewhat compensated via becoming a BadassNormal, and after a brief talk with Chizuru he is back alongside none other than Vice and Mature, who are temporarily BackFromTheDead to keep Those From The Past from breaking the Orochi seal. In the end, Iori regains his powers, forsaking his chance for a normal life. He returns in ''XIV'', once again alongside Vice and Mature and aiming to finally kill Kyo once and for all. In ''XV'', he teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to form Team Sacred Treasures, concerned about the return of Team Orochi, though he promises to settle things with Kyo once the tournament ends.
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--> [-See his own [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami page]] for tropes on him.-]
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!!NESTS Saga
[[folder:Kula Diamond]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Ice Doll]]
->''"I won. Now... Where's my prize?"''
->'''Origin:''' Unknown
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->'''Fighting style:''' Anti-K' arts
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/YumiKakazu, Kat Cassteneda (''Maximum Impact 2'', English)[[/note]]
-> The end product of NESTS' Anti-K' Project, of which Nameless' lover Isolde was a subject of. Her powers over ice were used as a counter to K' own flames, and she, along with her caretakers Foxy and Diana, were assigned to eliminate K' and investigate the cloned Zero's activities. After the fall of NESTS, she settles down with Diana and Foxy and becomes a little sister of sorts to K', joining him on occasion in KOF.
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* AnIcePerson: Thanks to the experiments performed by NESTS, she has the ability to control ice. Also, she loves ice flavored treats.
* AnIceSuit: One of the few female cryomancers who ''doesn't'' have a {{Stripperiffic}} outfit, though as of ''XIV'' they seem to be taking baby steps to get her there.
* AssistCharacter: Originally had Diana (and Foxy in ''XIII'') supporting some of her attacks, averted as of ''XIV'' where she fights independently for the first time.
* AttackReflector: Her Counter Shell.
* BerserkButton:
** ''Never'' treat her like a little kid or call her a weapon created by NESTS.
** ''Never'' break a promise to her, and especially don't lie about having made the promise in the first place. [[spoiler:She ends up feuding and deserting Team K' in favor of Team Krohnen (which, it should be noted, consists of two people she doesn't even like because of how they put Foxy's life in danger) because of it.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Her personality becomes TheStoic during her "Freeze Execution" SDM, [[InstantIceJustAddCold where she fills the entire air around her with ice]], signified by the entire background becoming light blue. It's also a full-screen attack that in certain games triggers if the first hit connects. Eventually she grows out of this, as later games have her lose the CreepyMonotone.
* BonusBoss: In ''2000'', for breaching various point totals dependent on your team throughout Arcade mode. Notably, she freezes over the entire stage she's fought on and will trigger an extra scene in the ending if she's beaten.
* BreakTheCutie: After Foxy was stabbed by K9999, she realized the true nature of the organization she served. It also happened a year earlier with the "death" of her [[RobotBuddy robot companion]] [[RobotGirl Candy]]. Since breaking off from NESTS, she became more of a CheerfulChild, as her appearance in ''Maximum Impact 2'' indicates.
* BreathWeapon: Her icy Diamond Breath.
* TheBusCameBack: Not her, but one of her specials. In ''Maximum Impact 2'' she was given a new special move where she creates a snowman out of thin air and drops it on the opponent's head. It isn't until ''XV'', 16 years later, where this move finally reappears in a 2D-style, mainline ''KOF'' game.
* CallingYourAttacks: Ever since losing her stoic attitude and becoming more cheerful, she's learned to do this to some of her more mundane attacks. '''"WAN IN-CHI~!!! SULAIDA SYUTO~!!!"'''
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Deep down, she's an innocent, naive girl with little knowledge of the outside world.
* CodeName: The [[MeaningfulName Anti-K']].
* CreepyChild: Her upbringing as an assassin hasn't completely been wiped clean. Luckily, this doesn't rear its head often.
* DanceBattler: To an extent. A few of her attacks resemble graceful movements that you'd see coming from a ballerina, and several moves (and in ''XI'' and ''Maximum Impact 2'' onward, her running animation) are pulled straight from a figure-skating routine.
* DistaffCounterpart: Introduced in ''2000'' to [[RedOniBlueOni complement]] K'.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: She sports these in ''2001'', [[spoiler:after plummeting into the sea during the Hero Team ending... and right before K' rescues her.]]
* ElegantGothicLolita: Her alternate outfit in ''[[SimulationGame Days of Memories]]'' involves this.
* ElementalHairColors: Her hair [[PowerDyesYourHair turns light blue when she activates]] her [[AnIcePerson cryokinetic]] powers. Some of her attacks suggest that this trope may actually be ElementalHairComposition instead, as her hair seems to actually become ice, or at least take on some of its properties.
%%* EmotionlessGirl: At first, but then...
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Her neutral stance is accompanied by sparkling [[DramaticWind gusts of chilled air]] that swirl around her.
* EyelidPullTaunt:
** The pre-fight exchanges in ''XIII'' heavily feature Kula performing these.
** Done in a close-up of her face before her Climax super in ''XIV'' and ''XV''.
* FaceDoodling:
** It's implied that she does this to Nagase in her ''[=MI2=]'' ending.
** Her profile states that she enjoyed doing this to Candy.
* FeudEpisode: Prior to the events of ''XV'', she had gotten into a fight with K' and ran away from home as a result, eventually being snatched up by Krohnen and Ángel. In her intro with K', she makes it clear that she's still angry with him and won't come back until he apologizes.
* FingerPokeOfDoom
* FireIceDuo: With K’, She controls Ice while K’ controls fire.
* {{Flanderization}}: A lot of Kula's characterization post-NEST saga has honed in on her stunted maturity and SweetTooth obsession.
* GenkiGirl: She became this after being rescued and taken in by K' and Maxima.
* HasTwoMommies: More or less; [[HeterosexualLifePartners Foxy and Diana]] ''did'' raise her, y'know. However, it should be noted that Kula considers Maxima to be her [[HonoraryUncle uncle figure]] in the SecretProjectRefugeeFamily that the NESTS traitors have created. K', on the other hand, acts more akin to an AloofBigBrother figure.
* HellBentForLeather
* HeroSecretService: Coming to her aid during Freeze Execution are none other than the other members of her personal AmazonBrigade: Foxy, Diana, and (depending on the iteration) Candy.
* HiddenBuxom: She looks fairly petite regularly, but ''Days of Memories'' and [[MaleGaze certain other shots]] in endings that have her make it clear that she's larger than expected from first glance.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The tiny girl to Maxima.
* {{Irony}}: ''Hates'' fire, yet one of her usual companions is K'... a man with pyrokinetic abilities. Naturally, [[LampshadeHanging Kyo feels the need to point out this glaring contradiction to her]] in ''XIII''. Kula even lampshades this herself in her win quote against Iori in ''XIII'', noting how odd it is that Iori's flames bother her, but not K's flames.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Ice Place in ''2000'', Diamond Dust ''2002UM''. Ice Place returns in ''XIV''' for fights between herself and Ángel.
%%* LittleMissBadass: She's only 14 years old.
%%* LongHairIsFeminine
* MaleGaze: Let's just say her suit is rather form-fitting, and more than a few moves and ending shots let you know it.
* NotBloodSiblings: She and her "sister," [[RobotGirl Candy Diamond]].
* OppositeSexClone: Possibly. SNK was never clear on what a clone was in ''KOF'' and if Kula was a "built-from-the-ground-up" clone in the vein of K9999 or a normal human injected with DNA.
** If her ''Maximum Impact 2'' profile is to be taken into account, it's surgical implantation, much like K'.
* PersonalityPowers: Her stint as an EmotionlessGirl matched up well with her ice powers.
* PowerLimiter: Maybe. She wears yellow gloves similar to the ones K' and K9999 possess, which were made specifically to prevent Kyo's DNA from going out of control.
* PrehensileHair: It's unknown if her hair actually turns into ice when powered up or if it simply takes on the properties of ice, but her crouching C attack suggests that she can at least use her hair as a weapon.
* RapunzelHair: Waist-length, extending to her rear.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Doesn't reflect upon her [[GenkiGirl disposition]], though. They're blue in some of the promotional illustrations created for ''2000''.
* TheRival: Like Iori who is Kyo’s rival, Kula is one to K’.
* RollerbladeGood: While running, Kula creates skates out of ice underneath her shoes (so they're like rollerblade [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heelys Heelys?]]), which ties into why some of her moves resemble [[DanceBattler ballet/ice dancing]]. [[ImprobableWeaponUser They also double as effective weapons.]]
* SnowMeansDeath: Not intentionally, but the fact that she can drop a friggin' [[KillerRabbit snowman]] on your head and crush you with it says something.
* SweetTooth: Ironically, her favorite food is candy, particularly lollipops, which she can be seen licking in some of her intros and promotional artwork. This is how various characters [[FoodAsBribe bribe her into doing certain tasks]], such as signing up her team for KOF. Yuri even goes as far as to assume that Kula would be likely to fall into ChronicBackstabbingDisorder for nearly anyone if sweets were on the line. [[spoiler: Krohnen and Ángel even resort to bribing her with ice cream to get her to stop whining while she was travelling with them prior to the XV tournament.]]
* ThemePairing: Expect to see her paired up with K' (fellow NESTS refugees, Kyo "clones," {{fire|WaterJuxtaposition}} [[RedOniBlueOni and ice]])... ''a lot''. There hasn't been much evidence in-universe, but Kula ''is'' one of the few people that K' is actually friendly towards (''per se''). Her intro dialog with K' in ''XIII'' suggests that [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he does care for her and is concerned about her well-being. Of course, he tries to sound mean when he's expressing his concern.]]
* ThirdPersonPerson: At times, she'll start a sentence with her name instead of "I," most likely due to a combination of the experiments and her mental immaturity. She only started doing this around ''Maximum Impact 2''. The first signs of it in the main series were in ''XI'' and ''XIII''. She dabbles in it a bit in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWyiMMtpWAQ the English dub]] of ''XIII'', as well as a scant amount of dialogue in the English localization.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Lollipops and ice cream sundaes, fittingly.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Implied in her backstory; Kula was genetically engineered to be one of NESTS' assassins, after all. If you subscribe to the theory that Kula really is K'[='s=] OppositeSexClone, then it's likely that, outside of sweets, Diana and Foxy's maternal doting, and her friendship with Candy, killing literally is ''all'' she knew.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is normally a chestnut brown color, but changes to light blue [[PowerDyesYourHair when powered up]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Kula doesn't look much younger than most of the teenage female cast, yet is only meant to be 14. It's to the point that she's considered part of the kid cast alongside the likes of Bao and Chris.
[[/folder]]
!!Tales of Ash Saga
[[folder:Elisabeth Blanctorche]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_elisabeth.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Will of Light]]
->''"Only when you lose your pride do you face true defeat. Understood?"''
->'''Origin''': France
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frenchfag_214.png]]
->'''Fighting style''': Blanctorche-style Savate
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Kayoko Ōshima (''XI''-''XIII''), Creator/ShizukaIto (''KOF: World''-present) Sally Koshinaka (''XII'', English)[[/note]]
-> A former associate of Ash Crimson who is out to prevent whatever he's planning, and the heir to the Blanctorche family. She uses light-based attacks and fights with a riding crop. Hates to be called [[Film/KungPowEnterTheFist "Betty,"]] a trait which Ash loves to exploit.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Ash keeps calling her Betty, which she hates. Of course, Ash just won't listen. [[spoiler:He even calls her this ''in his last words''.]]
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Her hair is dark blue, but personality-wise she fits in here well.
* AttackReflector: Her Etincelles can do this if timed properly, though it only applies to the EX version. ''XV'' now gives her a proper example.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: More noticable in XIII, where her uniform is dashing enough to rival [[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles Oscar François de Jarjayes]].
* BigGood: Since her debut, she is this for the Tales of Ash Saga, as she helps the heroes stop both Ash and [[StandardEvilOrganizationSquad Those from the Past.]]
* BlueIsHeroic: Her outfit in ''XII''/''XIII'' and ''XV'' is an entirely blue ensemble and, of course, she's certainly more heroic than her adoptive younger brother.
* BoobsOfSteel: 90cm bust, and one of the more useful characters in ''XI'' and ''XV''.
* BrainwashResidue: In ''XIII'', [[spoiler:Ash sacrifices his existence to prevent the entire Ash Saga from happening.]] None of the other characters remember him, except for Elisabeth, due to having his TragicKeepsake.
* BrokenBird: She's extremely cynical and with a sharp wit, and whenever she has to fight younger girls in ''XIII'', Elisabeth will always remark on how innocent and gentle they are, unlike herself.
* CleavageWindow: Her outfit in ''XI'' has this.
* CoolBigSis: An adoptive one, to Ash.
* CounterAttack: Her Étoile Filante Neo MAX in ''XIII''. If you don't want to spend the meter for that, there's also her Reverie-Geler (formerly Platinum Mirage in ''XI''). In ''XV'', she can also use it to counter projectiles in addition to any incoming attacks.
** Her entire gameplan as of ''XV'' effectively serves as one to [[LongRangeFighter Zoners]] - namely Ash and Athena, as she has very strong specials that allow her to throw their projectiles back at them or nullify them outright, she can counter projectiles with her normal counter-attack (which no other character in the roster can do) and appear right behind them if timed properly, and her own projectile lingers on the screen for a bit before it dissipates, as opposed to stopping until it hits the opponent.
* CryCute: In her team's ending in ''XIII''.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Of the ''Tales of Ash'' saga, serving as the HeroAntagonist to Ash's VillainProtagonist.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The last that is seen of her and Ash in ''XV'' [[spoiler:is during their team's {{Stinger}}, where the two are relaxing in the very same field they were pictured in during their childhood.]]
* EnergyBow: Her Climax Super in ''XV'' has her annihilating the opponent with one a la [[VideoGame/Tekken7 Claudio Serafino]]. And not one to be outdone, it's ''made out of auroras''.
* EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench: 1. She's French. 2. Her ''XI'' outfit (complete with a [[CleavageWindow boob window]] that was put on full display in her ''XI'' ending); 3. The kinky implications of [[WhipItGood being whipped by her riding crop.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: As of ''XV'', because of the updated 3D engine of the game, this is how Elisabeth's light effects are rendered instead of the purely white lights they used to be. In a way it's also somewhat symbolic of her story arc reaching a positive outcome with the revival of Ash.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Between Athena's Psycho Powers and Elisabeth's ictokinesis, ''XIII'' is guaranteed to give you a seizure. Not so much in ''XV'', where her light powers now take on the appearance of auroras, fortunately.
* FlashStep: Reverie-Prier and Souhatier, introduced in ''XII'', are textbook examples.
* FriendlyRivalry: As of ''XV'', this appears to be the case with Ash, since the two are now on the same team as opposed to fighting against each other.
--> '''Ash:''' It's really been a while, hasn't it? Really takes me back.
--> '''Elisabeth:''' Indeed, it has been some time...
* HeartbrokenBadass: [[spoiler:A rare platonic example regarding Ash. She gets better, fortunately.]]
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Says this to Shermie during the French Natives ending in ''XV'', seeing as she, Shermie, and King are all wearing very classy and eye-catching dresses that are sure to win over any guy they so desire. Unlike most examples of this trope, Elisabeth ''does'' genuinely mean it, as Ash is by most accounts the little brother she never had.
* IWillFindYou: [[spoiler: As of ''XIV'' she has resolved to find a way to bring Ash back to the new world he created. She succeeded, with the two now fighting together in ''XV''.]]
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Has this with Ash. In some flashbacks, she is seen as a young teenager and Ash is a boy no older than 8.
* IronLady: In both senses, what with her being the most esteemed fighter in the series thus far and having endured a lot of tragedy in her life.
* {{Irony}}: She's very close friends with Ash and the two are now on amicable terms as of ''XV'', yet Elisabeth's gameplan in ''XV'' is the very antithesis of Ash's, being well-equipped to deal with zoners like a hot knife slicing through butter.
* LadyOfWar: Fights like one, especially with that riding crop. It's completely gone as of ''XV'', though.
* [[LastOfHisKind Last Of Her Kind]]: Thanks to a fire burning down her mansion to the ground (and many of her clansmen along with it), she is now the sole remaining Blanctorche. She currently lives with her butler, Jacques, near the remains of her family's home.
* LightEmUp: ''Overkilled'' by her Noble Brass (L)DM and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dcJe4rKqcM Étoile Filante Neo MAX.]] It's a good thing for you that [[LightIsGood she's a heroine]]. ''XV'' makes it look like she's using ''auroras'' as part of her skillset!
* LightIsGood: She's a heroine with light powers.
* MeaningfulName: "Blanctorche" roughly translates to "white torch". She has light powers. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It checks out.]]
* MoralityPet and OnlyFriend: For Ash. [[spoiler:All of his plotting was done to keep her safe.]]
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: She can sometimes sense Ash's presence and uses it to keep tabs on him.
* NoIAmBehindYou: Platinum Mirage, depending on the button used when Elisabeth is attacked. She can also do this as part of her CounterAttack in ''XV'', after it's timed to a projectile.
* TheNotLoveInterest: [[spoiler:In light of everything the story divulges about her and Ash's childhood and relationship, one could easily peg Elisabeth as this]].
* NotSoStoic: Her team's ''XIII'' ending is a [[{{Tearjerker}} tragic]] example, while the one mentioned above in HeIsNotMyBoyfriend is a funnier example.
* OfCorsetsSexy: Her XV outfit features one, adding a bit of sex appeal to her more restrained XIII outfit, without going the full boob window route of her XI outfit.
* {{Ojou}}: She's something of a Type-2, but more serious and cold than stuck-up.
* OneeSama: She once fondly played this role to Ash until her house burned down, separating the two for a long period of time. She's now wholly devoted to defeating him.
** Most likely, she still thinks of him as a brother, which is why [[spoiler:she cries when he vanishes into nothingness]]. She's also ''very'' quick to correct Shermie's assumption that he's a potential flame to her during the French Natives ending.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There exists another Elizabeth, a minor NPC who is one of the twin waitresses (alongside her sister Sally) serving at King's bar, Illusion. (Both can be seen from ''[='95=]'' to ''[='99=]'', either in King's intro or as cheerleaders for King's team when Illusion is featured as a stage.)
* PurpleIsPowerful: Her ''XV'' redesign has some more shades of purple to it. Naturally, being able to control light makes her among the stronger characters in the series, as well as being wealthy enough to be escorted by a butler (who is also the only family she has left).
* TheRival: Like Iori and Kula who are rivals to Kyo and K’ respectively Elisabeth is one to Ash and they were once ChildhoodFriends. As of ''XV'', it's now more of a FriendlyRivalry instead.
* {{Shoryuken}}: Coup de Vent.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: ''XII'' and ''XIII'' spell her last name as "B'''r'''anctorche".
** This applies to her first name as well, which started out as "Elizabeth" but then became "Elisabeth" in her other appearances.
* StaffOfAuthority: Elisabeth is a French noble who fights with a riding crop. She seems to have dropped it as of ''XV'', however.
* StatuesqueStunner: She stands at a healthy 174cm (5'8") tall, just a hair shorter than King and a hair taller than Shermie, both of whom are ''also'' French.
* TheStoic: She always has a calm tone, though she also gets a NotSoStoic moment when [[spoiler:Ash sacrifices herself to stop Saiki]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality: [[spoiler:Her true colors, as seen in flashbacks and her team's ending in ''XIII''.]]
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Ash's headband.]]
* TrueBlueFemininity: She wears an all-blue ensemble (with some bits of purple in ''XV'') and is a LadyOfWar with the manners to back it up... enough said.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: ''XIII'' sheds a lot of light on her and Ash's childhood.
* WhipItGood: Uses a riding crop. Close enough. Averted in ''XV''.
** Subverted in ''XII'' and ''XIII'' where she still seen holding the riding crop, but doesn't use it.
* [[ManBehindTheMan Woman Behind the Man]]: [[spoiler: Manipulated the events of ''XIV'' and hired Kukri as a way to bring Ash back]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Joins the club alongside [[AmazonianBeauty Leona]] and [[BadassAdorable Kula]].
[[/folder]]
!!Shun'ei Saga
[[folder:Isla]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_isla.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Dreaming Brilliance]]
-> ''"Let's whoop 'em good, Amanda!"''
->'''Origin''': Chile
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chile_0.png]]
->'''Fighting style''': Floating hands
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Lynn}}
-> Shun'ei's new [[TheRival rival]] introduced in ''The King of Fighters XV'', having the same type of power he has -- floating phantom hands which she has nicknamed "Amanda". Growing up in an orphanage in South America where she was shunned and neglected, Isla turned to graffiti art to express herself and slowly gained popularity through social media. She is recruited by Dolores and Heidern to enter the tournament, with the incentive that she'll not only be able to earn money for the orphanage and the other children there, but that she'll finally learn the secret of her power through meeting Shun'ei.
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* AdultHater: [[spoiler:She doesn't get along with adults at all. She hates her parents for abandoning her, hates her orphanage for abusing her, barely gets along with her adult teammates, and hates Shun'ei for having positive adults in his life. She gets better by the end of it.]]
* ArtAttacker: She incorporates spray-paint and graffiti skills into her toolkit, like tossing out paint cans as projectiles. And then there's her Climax special which ends in a big colorful explosion of paint.
* BareYourMidriff: Her top exposes much of her bra and torso.
* BerserkButton: The fact that Shun'ei also has GiantHandsOfDoom like she does irks her to no end. [[spoiler: She later admits it's because she's incredibly jealous of how they're both Amplified Specters, but he has adults who truly care about him like Tung while she had to live in an OrphanageOfFear that abused her.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: When she's first recruited by Heidern, Isla is jagged and abrasive, not taking orders well and walking around like she runs the place. [[spoiler:However, towards the end of her team's story, she becomes more invested in fighting for what is right and working together for the good of more than just herself. During her ending she's completely changed, being nice to everyone around her and wanting to get to know Shun'ei better, connecting over their shared individuality as Amplified Specters.]]
* CompanionCube: Has an interesting case with "Amanda", to the point of treating her own phantom hands like a person.
* ConfusionFu: The sheer number of options Isla has makes her mix-up game very strong. Her ability to quickly reposition in the air throws off a lot of her opponent's ability to react to her approaches and options after knock downs.
* CoolMask: Wears a respirator during her intro and has it hanging from her neck. [[spoiler:Re Verse inherits this when she separates from Isla]].
* DanceBattler: She lets her purple hands do most of the work while she dances around the opponent.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Downplayed: she's latine, but her hair is a platinum-blonde/teal mix than outright blonde.
* DashAttack:
** For regular specials, she has "Piercing C"; Isla flies forward with a kick, and the heavy version can follow up with several options depending on her input.
*** Light punch results in an overhead swipe that knocks her opponent down.
*** Light kick results in a low sweep.
*** Heavy punch results in her performing a hop that puts her in the air. She can then follow up with all of her aerial options like specials, giving her a lot of mix-up potential.
*** Heavy kick results in her halting the attack altogether.
** Her super special, "Back to Back", has perform a much stronger dash kick if she's airborne, making for a powerful combo ender.
* DivingKick: "Piercing A/B" has Isla dive down with a kick. The angle of the move changes depending on whether it's light or heavy.
* DoubleJump: Through her special move, "Drips"; Isla gets a boost from Amanda that lets her hop either forward, backward, and vertical depending on the button used. She can then follow up with aerials and specials, granting a lot of mixup and rushdown potential.
* FashionableAsymmetry: She's certainly a lot better at it than Shun'ei seeing as she's more of a rebel graffiti artist compared to Shun'ei being more of a {{Chuunibyou}}.
* FriendToAllChildren: She cares deeply for the other kids at her orphanage, and her InUniverse interview states that she wants to donate any prize money to them, but in way that the orphanage staff won't try to grift.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: Like Shun'ei, she has purple hands floating around her at all times. She uses them to perform all of her punch attacks, while kicks are done on her own.
* HideYourOtherness: [[spoiler:Learned to do this of her own accord in order to fit in. She pulled it off until the day the staff members at her orphanage destroyed her paintings.]]
* ICallItVera: She calls her GiantHandsOfDoom "Amanda".
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: [[spoiler:What motivates her to take a detour to China in her team's ending, in order to meet Shun'ei outside of the ring, having grown past her resentment towards him and taking an interest in their connection.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Spray cans. "Fill In" lets her toss them out as projectiles to control ground space. She also uses one during her Climax SDM to spray the opponent in the face, and then uses another one that she ''Rider Kicks into their face''.
* JerkassToOne: Isla is pretty rough around the edges, but is mostly at least neutral to anyone that isn't out to hurt her. The sole exception to this is Shun'ei, who she's incredibly jealous of. She gets better.
* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:After losing control of Amanda, Isla comes to the conclusion that she had no reason to be antagonistic towards Shun'ei.]]
* KickChick: PlayedWith: She keeps her hands inside her pockets when she fights and only uses kicks for her physical attacks. That said, she does have punch attacks, however, her punches instead use the magic purple hands that she summons.
* LeaderWannabe: She acts like the boss of two adults, one of them being a military commander. [[spoiler:This is likely due to her resentment of adults in general.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Time for revolution It's our generation", a hip-hop tune straight out of the likes of ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' or ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', which played during her character trailer. It's also meant to sort of just represent her and her rebellious tone.
* NiceHat: One that's covered in paint, no less.
* NonconformistDyedHair: Her hair has blue streaks, enhancing her rebelliousness.
* OrphanageOfFear: Revealed to be the environment she grew up in. One she ended up escaping with the usage of Amanda.
* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler:Loses control of Amanda after the finals, resulting in the advent of the game's sub-boss: Re Verse.]]
* ThePowerOfHate: [[spoiler:Deep down, Isla is fueled by hate towards her parents for abandoning her, the orphanage staff for rejecting her freedom of expression, and the world overall for seemingly rejecting her. Unfortunately, this hate is also what fuels Amanda, and is what ultimately results in the birth of Reverse.]]
* PurpleIsPowerful: Not unlike Iori, Amanda's glowing hands are purple. Isla though is of the UnskilledButStrong variety based on her attacks and animations.
* TheResenter: [[spoiler:She hates Shun'ei out of jealousy over the fact that he has a happy life with a foster family and a best friend in Tung and Meitenkun, while she grew up with nothing but a roof over her head and was abused by the staff members at her orphanage.]]
* TheRival: The Iori/Kula/Elisabeth to Shun'ei, basically. He's not as invested in their rivalry as she is though.
* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Implied to have feelings for Shun'ei in the Team Rival ending.]]
* {{Shoryuken}}: Her "Scribe" special, where she performs a leaping somersault kick. The EX version can be followed up by her aerial specials.
* SirSwearsALot: While not the worst example in the series, Isla is pretty foul-mouthed for someone her age.
* SlideAttack: Her down-forward HK, "Designs". It lets her surprise opponents with a long-ranged low attack.
* SweetTooth: Her favorite food is chilenitos, a Chilean dessert. She also goes out for ice cream with Yuri and Athena in their special edit ending.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Heidern and Dolores, due to her hatred of adults.
* {{Tomboy}}: Unsurprising given how she carries herself.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: One of the special edit teams she has pairs her with Athena and Yuri, who offer to bring her out to shop for clothes. Not only does Isla relish the chance to spend time with girls her age, she also [[SheCleansUpNicely discards her usual streetwear for more casual clothes]] in their shared ending.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: [[spoiler:By the end of ''XV'''s story, she lets go of her resentment towards Shun'ei and her teammates, becoming much friendlier, if still a bit [[{{Tsundere}} rough around the edges]].]]
* TraumaButton: She can get easily triggered if she feels that someone's trying to control her, particularly adults. This stems from the abusive upbringing she had at her orphanage. She gets easily aggravated by Heidern and Dolores's directives because of this.
* UnknownRival: Isla is very much this to Shun'ei at the start of ''XV''. She hates his guts, he barely knows she exists...
* UnskilledButStrong: Isla doesn't have much in the way of true martial arts training like many other fighters, but more than makes up for it through her own athleticism and the power granted by Amanda.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Has a pair that exposes much of her legs.
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'''Main Series'''\\
[[Characters/TheKingOfFightersHeroes Protagonists]] | '''Deuteragonists'''\\
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'''Spin Offs'''\\
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!!Orochi Saga
[[folder:Iori Yagami]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kof_xv_iori_render_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Unshackled Instinct]]
->''"There's no value in a broken toy. Which is exactly what you losers are!"''
->'''Origin''': Japan
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/japan_4602.png]]
->'''Fighting style''': Yagami-style ancient martial arts + pure instinct
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/KunihikoYasui (''[='95=]''-''XIII''), Creator/TakanoriHoshino (''XIV''-current), Eric Summerer (''Maximum Impact'' series, English), Jack Merluzzi (''XII'', English), Shou Shudo (''KOF'' live-action movie Japanese dub)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Will Yun Lee (live-action movie)[[/note]]
->One of the faces of ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'', and TheRival to series protagonist, [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part1 Kyo Kusanagi]].
-> Iori is the latest descendant of the Yagami clan, formerly the Yasakani. His family was a former ally of Kyo Kusanagi's, but they became jealous of the Kusanagi clan's power, and entered into a [[DealWithTheDevil blood pact with Orochi, their former enemy.]] They were granted newer, blue-tinted flames, but at with three huge downsides: suffering extreme pain when using these powers, each mother of a newborn would die in childbirth... and most importantly, they were now susceptible to the Riot of the Blood, a state in which under special circumstances, the user is driven insane until they become nothing more than mindless zombies, killing and destroying everything in their path. When the Kusanagi clan found out about this, they waged war against the Yasakani clan, who changed their name to Yagami prior to the blood pact.
->Iori himself enters the ''[='95=]'' tournament to fight Kyo, but fails to do so, and ruthlessly beats his teammates into the ground. In ''[='96=]'' he finally faces Kyo, but is approached by Chizuru to ally with them. He fights Goenitz and kills him, but his flames turn crimson. Chizuru explains that this is the true power of the Yagami clan that has long been hidden inside him, and also warns him about the Riot of the Blood, but he brushes it off. While conversing with Vice and Mature, he is suddenly stricken with blindness and nausea, and starts to cough up blood. He is finally wracked with extreme pain, and he ends up killing both Vice and Mature as he enters the Riot of the Blood for the first time. In ''[='97=]'' he is about to face Kyo in the finals, but then he enters the Riot of the Blood along with Leona, who attacks her teammates while Iori attacks Kyo. Both are snapped back to their senses and Iori teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to fight Orochi. Orochi attempts to drive him back into the Riot, but the plan backfires when he attacks Orochi instead of Kyo, and then he holds Orochi in place long enough for him to be struck down by Kyo and resealed by Chizuru.
->Iori resurfaces in ''[='99=]'', once again searching for Kyo, and overhears about the various Kyo clones around the world. He finds the real one and fights with him in the collapsing base. In ''2000'' he is also a single entry, again looking for Kyo. In ''2001'' he joins with Vanessa, Seth, and Ramon, under the premise that he will fight Kyo again. He teams up with Kyo and Chizuru in ''2003'', and witnesses Ash's theft of Chizuru's powers. In ''XI'', he teams up with Kyo and Shingo, but due to the increased presence of Orochi, he enters the Riot of the Blood once again and attacks his two teammates; Ash intervenes and takes the opportunity to hit Iori InTheBack, taking his powers. His fate afterward was unknown, but in ''[[AlternateContinuity Maximum Impact]]'' he is searching for Ash Crimson to regain his powers. In ''XIII'' he doesn't have his flames but has somewhat compensated via becoming a BadassNormal, and after a brief talk with Chizuru he is back alongside none other than Vice and Mature, who are temporarily BackFromTheDead to keep Those From The Past from breaking the Orochi seal. In the end, Iori regains his powers, forsaking his chance for a normal life. He returns in ''XIV'', once again alongside Vice and Mature and aiming to finally kill Kyo once and for all. In ''XV'', he teams up with Kyo and Chizuru to form Team Sacred Treasures, concerned about the return of Team Orochi, though he promises to settle things with Kyo once the tournament ends.
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--> [-See his own [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami page]] for tropes on him.-]
[[/folder]]
!!NESTS Saga
[[folder:Kula Diamond]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/character_kula_5.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Ice Doll]]
->''"I won. Now... Where's my prize?"''
->'''Origin:''' Unknown
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->'''Fighting style:''' Anti-K' arts
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/YumiKakazu, Kat Cassteneda (''Maximum Impact 2'', English)[[/note]]
-> The end product of NESTS' Anti-K' Project, of which Nameless' lover Isolde was a subject of. Her powers over ice were used as a counter to K' own flames, and she, along with her caretakers Foxy and Diana, were assigned to eliminate K' and investigate the cloned Zero's activities. After the fall of NESTS, she settles down with Diana and Foxy and becomes a little sister of sorts to K', joining him on occasion in KOF.
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* AnIcePerson: Thanks to the experiments performed by NESTS, she has the ability to control ice. Also, she loves ice flavored treats.
* AnIceSuit: One of the few female cryomancers who ''doesn't'' have a {{Stripperiffic}} outfit, though as of ''XIV'' they seem to be taking baby steps to get her there.
* AssistCharacter: Originally had Diana (and Foxy in ''XIII'') supporting some of her attacks, averted as of ''XIV'' where she fights independently for the first time.
* AttackReflector: Her Counter Shell.
* BerserkButton:
** ''Never'' treat her like a little kid or call her a weapon created by NESTS.
** ''Never'' break a promise to her, and especially don't lie about having made the promise in the first place. [[spoiler:She ends up feuding and deserting Team K' in favor of Team Krohnen (which, it should be noted, consists of two people she doesn't even like because of how they put Foxy's life in danger) because of it.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Her personality becomes TheStoic during her "Freeze Execution" SDM, [[InstantIceJustAddCold where she fills the entire air around her with ice]], signified by the entire background becoming light blue. It's also a full-screen attack that in certain games triggers if the first hit connects. Eventually she grows out of this, as later games have her lose the CreepyMonotone.
* BonusBoss: In ''2000'', for breaching various point totals dependent on your team throughout Arcade mode. Notably, she freezes over the entire stage she's fought on and will trigger an extra scene in the ending if she's beaten.
* BreakTheCutie: After Foxy was stabbed by K9999, she realized the true nature of the organization she served. It also happened a year earlier with the "death" of her [[RobotBuddy robot companion]] [[RobotGirl Candy]]. Since breaking off from NESTS, she became more of a CheerfulChild, as her appearance in ''Maximum Impact 2'' indicates.
* BreathWeapon: Her icy Diamond Breath.
* TheBusCameBack: Not her, but one of her specials. In ''Maximum Impact 2'' she was given a new special move where she creates a snowman out of thin air and drops it on the opponent's head. It isn't until ''XV'', 16 years later, where this move finally reappears in a 2D-style, mainline ''KOF'' game.
* CallingYourAttacks: Ever since losing her stoic attitude and becoming more cheerful, she's learned to do this to some of her more mundane attacks. '''"WAN IN-CHI~!!! SULAIDA SYUTO~!!!"'''
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Deep down, she's an innocent, naive girl with little knowledge of the outside world.
* CodeName: The [[MeaningfulName Anti-K']].
* CreepyChild: Her upbringing as an assassin hasn't completely been wiped clean. Luckily, this doesn't rear its head often.
* DanceBattler: To an extent. A few of her attacks resemble graceful movements that you'd see coming from a ballerina, and several moves (and in ''XI'' and ''Maximum Impact 2'' onward, her running animation) are pulled straight from a figure-skating routine.
* DistaffCounterpart: Introduced in ''2000'' to [[RedOniBlueOni complement]] K'.
* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: She sports these in ''2001'', [[spoiler:after plummeting into the sea during the Hero Team ending... and right before K' rescues her.]]
* ElegantGothicLolita: Her alternate outfit in ''[[SimulationGame Days of Memories]]'' involves this.
* ElementalHairColors: Her hair [[PowerDyesYourHair turns light blue when she activates]] her [[AnIcePerson cryokinetic]] powers. Some of her attacks suggest that this trope may actually be ElementalHairComposition instead, as her hair seems to actually become ice, or at least take on some of its properties.
%%* EmotionlessGirl: At first, but then...
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Her neutral stance is accompanied by sparkling [[DramaticWind gusts of chilled air]] that swirl around her.
* EyelidPullTaunt:
** The pre-fight exchanges in ''XIII'' heavily feature Kula performing these.
** Done in a close-up of her face before her Climax super in ''XIV'' and ''XV''.
* FaceDoodling:
** It's implied that she does this to Nagase in her ''[=MI2=]'' ending.
** Her profile states that she enjoyed doing this to Candy.
* FeudEpisode: Prior to the events of ''XV'', she had gotten into a fight with K' and ran away from home as a result, eventually being snatched up by Krohnen and Ángel. In her intro with K', she makes it clear that she's still angry with him and won't come back until he apologizes.
* FingerPokeOfDoom
* FireIceDuo: With K’, She controls Ice while K’ controls fire.
* {{Flanderization}}: A lot of Kula's characterization post-NEST saga has honed in on her stunted maturity and SweetTooth obsession.
* GenkiGirl: She became this after being rescued and taken in by K' and Maxima.
* HasTwoMommies: More or less; [[HeterosexualLifePartners Foxy and Diana]] ''did'' raise her, y'know. However, it should be noted that Kula considers Maxima to be her [[HonoraryUncle uncle figure]] in the SecretProjectRefugeeFamily that the NESTS traitors have created. K', on the other hand, acts more akin to an AloofBigBrother figure.
* HellBentForLeather
* HeroSecretService: Coming to her aid during Freeze Execution are none other than the other members of her personal AmazonBrigade: Foxy, Diana, and (depending on the iteration) Candy.
* HiddenBuxom: She looks fairly petite regularly, but ''Days of Memories'' and [[MaleGaze certain other shots]] in endings that have her make it clear that she's larger than expected from first glance.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The tiny girl to Maxima.
* {{Irony}}: ''Hates'' fire, yet one of her usual companions is K'... a man with pyrokinetic abilities. Naturally, [[LampshadeHanging Kyo feels the need to point out this glaring contradiction to her]] in ''XIII''. Kula even lampshades this herself in her win quote against Iori in ''XIII'', noting how odd it is that Iori's flames bother her, but not K's flames.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Ice Place in ''2000'', Diamond Dust ''2002UM''. Ice Place returns in ''XIV''' for fights between herself and Ángel.
%%* LittleMissBadass: She's only 14 years old.
%%* LongHairIsFeminine
* MaleGaze: Let's just say her suit is rather form-fitting, and more than a few moves and ending shots let you know it.
* NotBloodSiblings: She and her "sister," [[RobotGirl Candy Diamond]].
* OppositeSexClone: Possibly. SNK was never clear on what a clone was in ''KOF'' and if Kula was a "built-from-the-ground-up" clone in the vein of K9999 or a normal human injected with DNA.
** If her ''Maximum Impact 2'' profile is to be taken into account, it's surgical implantation, much like K'.
* PersonalityPowers: Her stint as an EmotionlessGirl matched up well with her ice powers.
* PowerLimiter: Maybe. She wears yellow gloves similar to the ones K' and K9999 possess, which were made specifically to prevent Kyo's DNA from going out of control.
* PrehensileHair: It's unknown if her hair actually turns into ice when powered up or if it simply takes on the properties of ice, but her crouching C attack suggests that she can at least use her hair as a weapon.
* RapunzelHair: Waist-length, extending to her rear.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Doesn't reflect upon her [[GenkiGirl disposition]], though. They're blue in some of the promotional illustrations created for ''2000''.
* TheRival: Like Iori who is Kyo’s rival, Kula is one to K’.
* RollerbladeGood: While running, Kula creates skates out of ice underneath her shoes (so they're like rollerblade [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heelys Heelys?]]), which ties into why some of her moves resemble [[DanceBattler ballet/ice dancing]]. [[ImprobableWeaponUser They also double as effective weapons.]]
* SnowMeansDeath: Not intentionally, but the fact that she can drop a friggin' [[KillerRabbit snowman]] on your head and crush you with it says something.
* SweetTooth: Ironically, her favorite food is candy, particularly lollipops, which she can be seen licking in some of her intros and promotional artwork. This is how various characters [[FoodAsBribe bribe her into doing certain tasks]], such as signing up her team for KOF. Yuri even goes as far as to assume that Kula would be likely to fall into ChronicBackstabbingDisorder for nearly anyone if sweets were on the line. [[spoiler: Krohnen and Ángel even resort to bribing her with ice cream to get her to stop whining while she was travelling with them prior to the XV tournament.]]
* ThemePairing: Expect to see her paired up with K' (fellow NESTS refugees, Kyo "clones," {{fire|WaterJuxtaposition}} [[RedOniBlueOni and ice]])... ''a lot''. There hasn't been much evidence in-universe, but Kula ''is'' one of the few people that K' is actually friendly towards (''per se''). Her intro dialog with K' in ''XIII'' suggests that [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he does care for her and is concerned about her well-being. Of course, he tries to sound mean when he's expressing his concern.]]
* ThirdPersonPerson: At times, she'll start a sentence with her name instead of "I," most likely due to a combination of the experiments and her mental immaturity. She only started doing this around ''Maximum Impact 2''. The first signs of it in the main series were in ''XI'' and ''XIII''. She dabbles in it a bit in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWyiMMtpWAQ the English dub]] of ''XIII'', as well as a scant amount of dialogue in the English localization.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Lollipops and ice cream sundaes, fittingly.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Implied in her backstory; Kula was genetically engineered to be one of NESTS' assassins, after all. If you subscribe to the theory that Kula really is K'[='s=] OppositeSexClone, then it's likely that, outside of sweets, Diana and Foxy's maternal doting, and her friendship with Candy, killing literally is ''all'' she knew.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is normally a chestnut brown color, but changes to light blue [[PowerDyesYourHair when powered up]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Kula doesn't look much younger than most of the teenage female cast, yet is only meant to be 14. It's to the point that she's considered part of the kid cast alongside the likes of Bao and Chris.
[[/folder]]
!!Tales of Ash Saga
[[folder:Elisabeth Blanctorche]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Will of Light]]
->''"Only when you lose your pride do you face true defeat. Understood?"''
->'''Origin''': France
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frenchfag_214.png]]
->'''Fighting style''': Blanctorche-style Savate
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Kayoko Ōshima (''XI''-''XIII''), Creator/ShizukaIto (''KOF: World''-present) Sally Koshinaka (''XII'', English)[[/note]]
-> A former associate of Ash Crimson who is out to prevent whatever he's planning, and the heir to the Blanctorche family. She uses light-based attacks and fights with a riding crop. Hates to be called [[Film/KungPowEnterTheFist "Betty,"]] a trait which Ash loves to exploit.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: Ash keeps calling her Betty, which she hates. Of course, Ash just won't listen. [[spoiler:He even calls her this ''in his last words''.]]
* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Her hair is dark blue, but personality-wise she fits in here well.
* AttackReflector: Her Etincelles can do this if timed properly, though it only applies to the EX version. ''XV'' now gives her a proper example.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: More noticable in XIII, where her uniform is dashing enough to rival [[Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles Oscar François de Jarjayes]].
* BigGood: Since her debut, she is this for the Tales of Ash Saga, as she helps the heroes stop both Ash and [[StandardEvilOrganizationSquad Those from the Past.]]
* BlueIsHeroic: Her outfit in ''XII''/''XIII'' and ''XV'' is an entirely blue ensemble and, of course, she's certainly more heroic than her adoptive younger brother.
* BoobsOfSteel: 90cm bust, and one of the more useful characters in ''XI'' and ''XV''.
* BrainwashResidue: In ''XIII'', [[spoiler:Ash sacrifices his existence to prevent the entire Ash Saga from happening.]] None of the other characters remember him, except for Elisabeth, due to having his TragicKeepsake.
* BrokenBird: She's extremely cynical and with a sharp wit, and whenever she has to fight younger girls in ''XIII'', Elisabeth will always remark on how innocent and gentle they are, unlike herself.
* CleavageWindow: Her outfit in ''XI'' has this.
* CoolBigSis: An adoptive one, to Ash.
* CounterAttack: Her Étoile Filante Neo MAX in ''XIII''. If you don't want to spend the meter for that, there's also her Reverie-Geler (formerly Platinum Mirage in ''XI''). In ''XV'', she can also use it to counter projectiles in addition to any incoming attacks.
** Her entire gameplan as of ''XV'' effectively serves as one to [[LongRangeFighter Zoners]] - namely Ash and Athena, as she has very strong specials that allow her to throw their projectiles back at them or nullify them outright, she can counter projectiles with her normal counter-attack (which no other character in the roster can do) and appear right behind them if timed properly, and her own projectile lingers on the screen for a bit before it dissipates, as opposed to stopping until it hits the opponent.
* CryCute: In her team's ending in ''XIII''.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Of the ''Tales of Ash'' saga, serving as the HeroAntagonist to Ash's VillainProtagonist.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: The last that is seen of her and Ash in ''XV'' [[spoiler:is during their team's {{Stinger}}, where the two are relaxing in the very same field they were pictured in during their childhood.]]
* EnergyBow: Her Climax Super in ''XV'' has her annihilating the opponent with one a la [[VideoGame/Tekken7 Claudio Serafino]]. And not one to be outdone, it's ''made out of auroras''.
* EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench: 1. She's French. 2. Her ''XI'' outfit (complete with a [[CleavageWindow boob window]] that was put on full display in her ''XI'' ending); 3. The kinky implications of [[WhipItGood being whipped by her riding crop.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: As of ''XV'', because of the updated 3D engine of the game, this is how Elisabeth's light effects are rendered instead of the purely white lights they used to be. In a way it's also somewhat symbolic of her story arc reaching a positive outcome with the revival of Ash.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Between Athena's Psycho Powers and Elisabeth's ictokinesis, ''XIII'' is guaranteed to give you a seizure. Not so much in ''XV'', where her light powers now take on the appearance of auroras, fortunately.
* FlashStep: Reverie-Prier and Souhatier, introduced in ''XII'', are textbook examples.
* FriendlyRivalry: As of ''XV'', this appears to be the case with Ash, since the two are now on the same team as opposed to fighting against each other.
--> '''Ash:''' It's really been a while, hasn't it? Really takes me back.
--> '''Elisabeth:''' Indeed, it has been some time...
* HeartbrokenBadass: [[spoiler:A rare platonic example regarding Ash. She gets better, fortunately.]]
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: Says this to Shermie during the French Natives ending in ''XV'', seeing as she, Shermie, and King are all wearing very classy and eye-catching dresses that are sure to win over any guy they so desire. Unlike most examples of this trope, Elisabeth ''does'' genuinely mean it, as Ash is by most accounts the little brother she never had.
* IWillFindYou: [[spoiler: As of ''XIV'' she has resolved to find a way to bring Ash back to the new world he created. She succeeded, with the two now fighting together in ''XV''.]]
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Has this with Ash. In some flashbacks, she is seen as a young teenager and Ash is a boy no older than 8.
* IronLady: In both senses, what with her being the most esteemed fighter in the series thus far and having endured a lot of tragedy in her life.
* {{Irony}}: She's very close friends with Ash and the two are now on amicable terms as of ''XV'', yet Elisabeth's gameplan in ''XV'' is the very antithesis of Ash's, being well-equipped to deal with zoners like a hot knife slicing through butter.
* LadyOfWar: Fights like one, especially with that riding crop. It's completely gone as of ''XV'', though.
* [[LastOfHisKind Last Of Her Kind]]: Thanks to a fire burning down her mansion to the ground (and many of her clansmen along with it), she is now the sole remaining Blanctorche. She currently lives with her butler, Jacques, near the remains of her family's home.
* LightEmUp: ''Overkilled'' by her Noble Brass (L)DM and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dcJe4rKqcM Étoile Filante Neo MAX.]] It's a good thing for you that [[LightIsGood she's a heroine]]. ''XV'' makes it look like she's using ''auroras'' as part of her skillset!
* LightIsGood: She's a heroine with light powers.
* MeaningfulName: "Blanctorche" roughly translates to "white torch". She has light powers. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It checks out.]]
* MoralityPet and OnlyFriend: For Ash. [[spoiler:All of his plotting was done to keep her safe.]]
* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: She can sometimes sense Ash's presence and uses it to keep tabs on him.
* NoIAmBehindYou: Platinum Mirage, depending on the button used when Elisabeth is attacked. She can also do this as part of her CounterAttack in ''XV'', after it's timed to a projectile.
* TheNotLoveInterest: [[spoiler:In light of everything the story divulges about her and Ash's childhood and relationship, one could easily peg Elisabeth as this]].
* NotSoStoic: Her team's ''XIII'' ending is a [[{{Tearjerker}} tragic]] example, while the one mentioned above in HeIsNotMyBoyfriend is a funnier example.
* OfCorsetsSexy: Her XV outfit features one, adding a bit of sex appeal to her more restrained XIII outfit, without going the full boob window route of her XI outfit.
* {{Ojou}}: She's something of a Type-2, but more serious and cold than stuck-up.
* OneeSama: She once fondly played this role to Ash until her house burned down, separating the two for a long period of time. She's now wholly devoted to defeating him.
** Most likely, she still thinks of him as a brother, which is why [[spoiler:she cries when he vanishes into nothingness]]. She's also ''very'' quick to correct Shermie's assumption that he's a potential flame to her during the French Natives ending.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. There exists another Elizabeth, a minor NPC who is one of the twin waitresses (alongside her sister Sally) serving at King's bar, Illusion. (Both can be seen from ''[='95=]'' to ''[='99=]'', either in King's intro or as cheerleaders for King's team when Illusion is featured as a stage.)
* PurpleIsPowerful: Her ''XV'' redesign has some more shades of purple to it. Naturally, being able to control light makes her among the stronger characters in the series, as well as being wealthy enough to be escorted by a butler (who is also the only family she has left).
* TheRival: Like Iori and Kula who are rivals to Kyo and K’ respectively Elisabeth is one to Ash and they were once ChildhoodFriends. As of ''XV'', it's now more of a FriendlyRivalry instead.
* {{Shoryuken}}: Coup de Vent.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: ''XII'' and ''XIII'' spell her last name as "B'''r'''anctorche".
** This applies to her first name as well, which started out as "Elizabeth" but then became "Elisabeth" in her other appearances.
* StaffOfAuthority: Elisabeth is a French noble who fights with a riding crop. She seems to have dropped it as of ''XV'', however.
* StatuesqueStunner: She stands at a healthy 174cm (5'8") tall, just a hair shorter than King and a hair taller than Shermie, both of whom are ''also'' French.
* TheStoic: She always has a calm tone, though she also gets a NotSoStoic moment when [[spoiler:Ash sacrifices herself to stop Saiki]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality: [[spoiler:Her true colors, as seen in flashbacks and her team's ending in ''XIII''.]]
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Ash's headband.]]
* TrueBlueFemininity: She wears an all-blue ensemble (with some bits of purple in ''XV'') and is a LadyOfWar with the manners to back it up... enough said.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: ''XIII'' sheds a lot of light on her and Ash's childhood.
* WhipItGood: Uses a riding crop. Close enough. Averted in ''XV''.
** Subverted in ''XII'' and ''XIII'' where she still seen holding the riding crop, but doesn't use it.
* [[ManBehindTheMan Woman Behind the Man]]: [[spoiler: Manipulated the events of ''XIV'' and hired Kukri as a way to bring Ash back]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Joins the club alongside [[AmazonianBeauty Leona]] and [[BadassAdorable Kula]].
[[/folder]]
!!Shun'ei Saga
[[folder:Isla]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Dreaming Brilliance]]
-> ''"Let's whoop 'em good, Amanda!"''
->'''Origin''': Chile
->[[quoteleft:75:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chile_0.png]]
->'''Fighting style''': Floating hands
-> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Lynn}}
-> Shun'ei's new [[TheRival rival]] introduced in ''The King of Fighters XV'', having the same type of power he has -- floating phantom hands which she has nicknamed "Amanda". Growing up in an orphanage in South America where she was shunned and neglected, Isla turned to graffiti art to express herself and slowly gained popularity through social media. She is recruited by Dolores and Heidern to enter the tournament, with the incentive that she'll not only be able to earn money for the orphanage and the other children there, but that she'll finally learn the secret of her power through meeting Shun'ei.
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* AdultHater: [[spoiler:She doesn't get along with adults at all. She hates her parents for abandoning her, hates her orphanage for abusing her, barely gets along with her adult teammates, and hates Shun'ei for having positive adults in his life. She gets better by the end of it.]]
* ArtAttacker: She incorporates spray-paint and graffiti skills into her toolkit, like tossing out paint cans as projectiles. And then there's her Climax special which ends in a big colorful explosion of paint.
* BareYourMidriff: Her top exposes much of her bra and torso.
* BerserkButton: The fact that Shun'ei also has GiantHandsOfDoom like she does irks her to no end. [[spoiler: She later admits it's because she's incredibly jealous of how they're both Amplified Specters, but he has adults who truly care about him like Tung while she had to live in an OrphanageOfFear that abused her.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: When she's first recruited by Heidern, Isla is jagged and abrasive, not taking orders well and walking around like she runs the place. [[spoiler:However, towards the end of her team's story, she becomes more invested in fighting for what is right and working together for the good of more than just herself. During her ending she's completely changed, being nice to everyone around her and wanting to get to know Shun'ei better, connecting over their shared individuality as Amplified Specters.]]
* CompanionCube: Has an interesting case with "Amanda", to the point of treating her own phantom hands like a person.
* ConfusionFu: The sheer number of options Isla has makes her mix-up game very strong. Her ability to quickly reposition in the air throws off a lot of her opponent's ability to react to her approaches and options after knock downs.
* CoolMask: Wears a respirator during her intro and has it hanging from her neck. [[spoiler:Re Verse inherits this when she separates from Isla]].
* DanceBattler: She lets her purple hands do most of the work while she dances around the opponent.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Downplayed: she's latine, but her hair is a platinum-blonde/teal mix than outright blonde.
* DashAttack:
** For regular specials, she has "Piercing C"; Isla flies forward with a kick, and the heavy version can follow up with several options depending on her input.
*** Light punch results in an overhead swipe that knocks her opponent down.
*** Light kick results in a low sweep.
*** Heavy punch results in her performing a hop that puts her in the air. She can then follow up with all of her aerial options like specials, giving her a lot of mix-up potential.
*** Heavy kick results in her halting the attack altogether.
** Her super special, "Back to Back", has perform a much stronger dash kick if she's airborne, making for a powerful combo ender.
* DivingKick: "Piercing A/B" has Isla dive down with a kick. The angle of the move changes depending on whether it's light or heavy.
* DoubleJump: Through her special move, "Drips"; Isla gets a boost from Amanda that lets her hop either forward, backward, and vertical depending on the button used. She can then follow up with aerials and specials, granting a lot of mixup and rushdown potential.
* FashionableAsymmetry: She's certainly a lot better at it than Shun'ei seeing as she's more of a rebel graffiti artist compared to Shun'ei being more of a {{Chuunibyou}}.
* FriendToAllChildren: She cares deeply for the other kids at her orphanage, and her InUniverse interview states that she wants to donate any prize money to them, but in way that the orphanage staff won't try to grift.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: Like Shun'ei, she has purple hands floating around her at all times. She uses them to perform all of her punch attacks, while kicks are done on her own.
* HideYourOtherness: [[spoiler:Learned to do this of her own accord in order to fit in. She pulled it off until the day the staff members at her orphanage destroyed her paintings.]]
* ICallItVera: She calls her GiantHandsOfDoom "Amanda".
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: [[spoiler:What motivates her to take a detour to China in her team's ending, in order to meet Shun'ei outside of the ring, having grown past her resentment towards him and taking an interest in their connection.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Spray cans. "Fill In" lets her toss them out as projectiles to control ground space. She also uses one during her Climax SDM to spray the opponent in the face, and then uses another one that she ''Rider Kicks into their face''.
* JerkassToOne: Isla is pretty rough around the edges, but is mostly at least neutral to anyone that isn't out to hurt her. The sole exception to this is Shun'ei, who she's incredibly jealous of. She gets better.
* JerkassRealization: [[spoiler:After losing control of Amanda, Isla comes to the conclusion that she had no reason to be antagonistic towards Shun'ei.]]
* KickChick: PlayedWith: She keeps her hands inside her pockets when she fights and only uses kicks for her physical attacks. That said, she does have punch attacks, however, her punches instead use the magic purple hands that she summons.
* LeaderWannabe: She acts like the boss of two adults, one of them being a military commander. [[spoiler:This is likely due to her resentment of adults in general.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Time for revolution It's our generation", a hip-hop tune straight out of the likes of ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' or ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', which played during her character trailer. It's also meant to sort of just represent her and her rebellious tone.
* NiceHat: One that's covered in paint, no less.
* NonconformistDyedHair: Her hair has blue streaks, enhancing her rebelliousness.
* OrphanageOfFear: Revealed to be the environment she grew up in. One she ended up escaping with the usage of Amanda.
* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler:Loses control of Amanda after the finals, resulting in the advent of the game's sub-boss: Re Verse.]]
* ThePowerOfHate: [[spoiler:Deep down, Isla is fueled by hate towards her parents for abandoning her, the orphanage staff for rejecting her freedom of expression, and the world overall for seemingly rejecting her. Unfortunately, this hate is also what fuels Amanda, and is what ultimately results in the birth of Reverse.]]
* PurpleIsPowerful: Not unlike Iori, Amanda's glowing hands are purple. Isla though is of the UnskilledButStrong variety based on her attacks and animations.
* TheResenter: [[spoiler:She hates Shun'ei out of jealousy over the fact that he has a happy life with a foster family and a best friend in Tung and Meitenkun, while she grew up with nothing but a roof over her head and was abused by the staff members at her orphanage.]]
* TheRival: The Iori/Kula/Elisabeth to Shun'ei, basically. He's not as invested in their rivalry as she is though.
* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Implied to have feelings for Shun'ei in the Team Rival ending.]]
* {{Shoryuken}}: Her "Scribe" special, where she performs a leaping somersault kick. The EX version can be followed up by her aerial specials.
* SirSwearsALot: While not the worst example in the series, Isla is pretty foul-mouthed for someone her age.
* SlideAttack: Her down-forward HK, "Designs". It lets her surprise opponents with a long-ranged low attack.
* SweetTooth: Her favorite food is chilenitos, a Chilean dessert. She also goes out for ice cream with Yuri and Athena in their special edit ending.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Heidern and Dolores, due to her hatred of adults.
* {{Tomboy}}: Unsurprising given how she carries herself.
* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: One of the special edit teams she has pairs her with Athena and Yuri, who offer to bring her out to shop for clothes. Not only does Isla relish the chance to spend time with girls her age, she also [[SheCleansUpNicely discards her usual streetwear for more casual clothes]] in their shared ending.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: [[spoiler:By the end of ''XV'''s story, she lets go of her resentment towards Shun'ei and her teammates, becoming much friendlier, if still a bit [[{{Tsundere}} rough around the edges]].]]
* TraumaButton: She can get easily triggered if she feels that someone's trying to control her, particularly adults. This stems from the abusive upbringing she had at her orphanage. She gets easily aggravated by Heidern and Dolores's directives because of this.
* UnknownRival: Isla is very much this to Shun'ei at the start of ''XV''. She hates his guts, he barely knows she exists...
* UnskilledButStrong: Isla doesn't have much in the way of true martial arts training like many other fighters, but more than makes up for it through her own athleticism and the power granted by Amanda.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Has a pair that exposes much of her legs.
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