#Kof 13 athena series#

ДЄthena wears new outfits in every game, some with little changes. Feeling pressure with how Western players would react to her high school look, SNK instead decided to design her wearing a different outfit which is first seen in her character's introduction when removing her high school look. One of the designers tried to explain Athena's poses but the developers found it funny. The staff worked so much on her that other developers accused them of favoritism. ДЇor The King of Fighters '94 series, there was pressure within staff about including the character. The fact that Athena changed outfits in every game felt like something that Ogura believed would appeal to the demographic. In retrospective, character designer Ogura felt Athena's marketing as an idol was ahead of its time, citing things such as her songs and anime-like illustrations.

In order to generate contrast between the two Athenas, Psycho Soldier 's was designed to look more mature.

Athena has long pink hair and wears a black Japanese school uniform. The staff did not like the title character and thus wanted to create an improved sequel, Psycho Soldier. Nevertheless, the character also received negative criticism.Д®arly sketches of Athena Asamiya meant to act as a departure from her school uniformДЄthena Asamiya is based on the title character from SNK's video game Athena. The use of a character song and multiple outfits resulted in major praise by publications for video games. She was also given her own video game Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life, which was only released in Japanese regions for the PlayStation in 1999.ДЄthena was designed with idea of having an appealing main character in Psycho Soldier following the staff's negative reaction to the Athena video game. While there have been changes to the team, Athena has been consistently playable in the main series.

#Kof 13 athena series#

She later appears in The King of Fighters series of fighting games as a member of the Psycho Soldier Team alongside her friend Sie Kensou and her teacher Chin Gentsai. An esper, Athena is a descendant of Princess Athena from the earlier Athena game. Psycho-based power and Chinese martial artsДЄthena Asamiya ( Japanese: йє»е®® г‚ўгѓ†гѓЉ, Hepburn: Asamiya Atena) is a fictional character originally from the former SNK's 1986 video game Psycho Soldier. While the character always wears different outfits, Athena's school outfit is present in both Psycho Soldier and three games from KOF. Athena Asamiya in The King of Fighters XI.