Angel (King of Fighters)

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Angel
Angel in King of Fighters 2001
Game series	King of Fighters series
First game	King of Fighters 2001
In-Universe Information
Birthplace	Mexico
Blood type	O
Fighting style	Wrestling
Likes	Vintage B-3, deck coat, and P-D series clothes, Riding 50cc motorcycles, live concerts, Tequila, raw cactus slices, soccer (mainly goalkeeping)
Dislikes	Gambling

Angel (pronounced ahn-hell as per the Spanish pronunciation of the word) is a character in the King of Fighters series. She made her first appearance in KOF 2001.

Angel appears to be in many ways a tribute to professional wrestler turned actor The Rock, when her HSDM is performed, she adopts a "counter" stance with her foot raised up. If she counters an opponent who is attacking from the air(some ground-based moves where the characters jump also count) she performs the Rock Bottom. If an additional command is input during this time, she also follows it up with The People's Elbow, complete with trademark poses. If she counters a ground-based attack instead, she will begin "Layin' the Smack Down", punching the opponent thrice, then pausing for a second before firing off a fourth hit that sends the opponent flying. All 3 are signature moves of The Rock. Angel's intro quote is also said to be a Japanese equivalent of The Rock's catchphrase, "Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?" ("Anheru-sama no miyougi wo?") She also refers to herself in the third person, like The Rock.

[edit] History

Angel is an agent of the secret organization known as NESTS, and was assigned to keep an eye on the experiment K9999. To that end, K9999's purpose was to hunt down traitorous experiments that had left NESTS. To accomplish this, NESTS entered a team, consisting of K9999, Angel, Kula Diamond and Foxy, into the 2001 King of Fighters' tournament, with intents on killing the rogue experiment K'. However, during the final moments of the tournament, it was revealed that Angel, along with K9999, was also on a mission to kill Kula and her guardians.

Angel and K9999 appeared to kill Foxy, another new character from The King of Fighters 2001

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Trivia

Angel has a very large tattoo on her back. While hard to make out, it is indeed the symbol of the NESTS organization.
Angel's taunt has her do a pose with her hands on her head, with her fingers pointing up representing bull horns. This is actually part of a traditional Mexican cultural dance but could also be a reference to The Rock's nick-name of "The Brahma Bull".
The names for Angel's special moves are references to songs performed by a Japanese band called Soul Flower Union.
Angel has been voiced by two Japanese seiyu: Miina Tominaga in KoF 2001 and Mayumi Shintani in KoF 2002.