Vice (The King of Fighters)
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| Vice | |
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 Official The King of Fighters 2002 artwork for Vice. |
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| Game series | The King of Fighters series SNK Vs. series |
| First game | The King of Fighters '96 |
| Voice actor(s) | Masae Yumi |
| In-Universe Information | |
| Birthplace | Unknown |
| Blood type | A |
Vice is a video game character from The King of Fighters series.
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[edit] Origin
Vice was conceived to be the Yang that would balance Mature (The King of Fighters)'s Yin. If Mature was to be the ruthless woman, Vice was to be the cruel woman. Her rage, impulsivity and irrationality are properties of Yang.
Her name is a sexual term used to describe sexual immorality. It can also mean a character's flaw. In addition, the Japanese word for "malice", tsumi, is often translated as "vice".
Her rage can be seen in a few of her voice samples. The voice samples heard during her special/super moves are various profanities in Japanese.
- Many of Vice's special/super moves appear to be various names of black metal bands... those sampled for her movesets are: Gorefest, Slayer, Misanthrope (often misromanized in her movelist as "Mithan's Robe"), Outrage, Raven, Withering Surface, Nailbomb, Monstrosity, Dark Tranquillity, Overkill, and Deicide. In addition, her Blackend is named for Blackend Records, a producer of heavy metal. This quality actually makes her seem much more designed for the Guilty Gear series, which is vastly influenced by heavy metal music.
[edit] History
Vice is one of the two Orochi assassins that work for Goenitz, one of the four Heavenly Kings of Orochi. Considered to be the most ruthless, gothic and sadistic of the duo (the other being Mature).
Always expecting the awakening of the Orochi, Vice works along with Goenitz and aids him in killing the heir to the Clan of the Yata, who holds the seal. After liberating the power of Orochi, Goenitz still feels it is weak, and it will not help now. So, Vice awaits new orders, until an ambitious man known as Rugal Bernstein comes seeking the Orochi power. Vice was about to enter into action, but Goenitz decides to take care of it himself. He faces Rugal, and tells him no mortal can ever possess the Orochi power. Rugal fights Goenitz to accomplish his plan, but Goenitz just swifts his hand, and it gouges Rugal's right eye. Surprised that he had survived the attack, Goenitz decides to lend Rugal a bit of the Orochi power. Rugal's body is racked in pain as the Orochi power is introduced in him. Then, Goenitz commissions both Vice and Mature to look over him. If he misuses the power and tries to use it against the Orochi, they will kill him. Vice and Mature go join Rugal, and keep an eye on him.
Vice always serves Rugal with her supposed loyalty, and Rugal, sensing her to be rather trustworthy, assigns Vice to brainwash Saisyu Kusanagi, whom he had defeated earlier. Rugal had already been defeated by Kyo Kusanagi the year before, and now plans revenge, and Saisyu would be of use to blackmail Kyo. Vice proceeds to brainwash Saisyu with her power, but Saisyu turns to be more persistent than she thought. She uses all her mind power to clean Saisyu's brain, but is left almost without strength. Vice despises Saisyu for having exhausted her power, and is pretty glad when both Saisyu and Rugal fail in eliminating Kyo once again. Vice then prepares herself to dispose of Rugal, since he has used the Orochi power, but there is no need, since Rugal's power destroyed himself in the end. With their mission accomplished, Vice and Mature return to Goenitz.
But this time, Goenitz assigns the assassins to keep an eye on Iori Yagami. He is of Orochi blood, and he would become useful in the near future. So, he wants Mature and Vice to make a team with him for the next tournament, and lead him towards the Orochi bloodline. Vice and Mature have a little tussle with Iori before offering their help. So, Iori has two new teammates to join the next tournament.
But Iori began to display an inmense power during the tournament, and Vice was amused at it. This man certainly had Orochi blood in his veins, and she was awed by its power. Iori could even result a more powerful man than Goenitz, so Vice decided to rely on Iori to awaken Orochi instead of her original master. By the end of the tournament, Goenitz puts in action his plan to attack the tournament and kill Kyo. Iori, not letting anybody kill Kyo but himself, goes to fight Goenitz. Goenitz, however, thought Iori was going to help him, but it went all wrong, and ends up being defeated after Kyo and Iori join forces. Goenitz thought Mature and Vice were going to make him join the Orochi cause, but instead of that, they betrayed him! Goenitz curses both assassins, and vows that the treason will not go unpunished. Goenitz then vanishes, and Mature and Vice go to help Iori out. But Iori begins to feel sick, and enters the Riot of Blood, his Orochi blood beginning to awaken. Vice realizes too late that Iori is not of complete Orochi blood, but has gained his Orochi power via an unholy pact by his ancestors 660 years ago. Vice and Mature then suffer a violent attack at Iori's slashing hands. Vice's status is currently unknown, but often believed to be deceased.
[edit] Personality
Vice is a somewhat violent person, taking great pleasure in killing others and seemingly immune to their pain; she also seems to be in an eternal state of anger and frustration, (her hatred of Saisyu, for example). Additionally, it should be noted that her and Mature are not precisely friends, but instead help each other in order to free the power of Orochi.
[edit] Trivia
- Vice's Gorefest move bears a great similarity to the DM Guillotine that belongs to Ryuji Yamazaki. This may be in part to both character's connection to Orochi.
- Vice and Elisabeth have the second largest bust measurement of all KOF females (90 cm), behind Shermie from the New Faces Team (92 cm) and Angel (also 92cm).
