Leona is a reticent individual who has trouble expressing herself outside of combat or a mission. Comforted by their concerns, she laughs for the first time in the series. Her teammates were worried for her and stay beside her until she awakens. After the tournament's climax, she loses consciousness and sleeps for several days. Overcoming the shock, she is designated to join The King of Fighters XIII tournament with her old teammates, determined to live with whatever flaws the Orochi blood invokes. She is pulled out of the team by Heidern in The King of Fighters XI due to the emotional trauma she suffered after the incident. She enters the Riot of the Blood and attacks Ralf and Clark, badly injuring them. Story Īt the end of the tournament in 2003, Orochi's seal is broken. In the Neo Geo Freak's 1997 Volume 8 character poll, she was voted as the fourth favourite character with a total of 1,458 votes (187 votes from male fans and 1,271 from the female fans), In Neo Geo Freak's August 1998 issue, she was ranked as the 2nd best character. Garou: Mark of the Wolves planner and The King of Fighters XIV producer Yasuyuki Oda states that Leona and Kyo are his favourite characters in The King of Fighters series. Logo and character designer Nao Q also has Leona as his favourite character, he comments on his soft spot for ice maidens. In an interview with one of the series designers, Shinkiro, he replies that Leona is his favorite original character in the series. Her most recent design was done by Eisuke Ogura, Nobuyuki Kuroki comments on Leona's chest ending up being more robust compared to her previous incarnations. Leona was conceived to be an Orochi descendant by the time of her debut and her designers took special care to let their interests at the time reflect in her actions. Developers admit that they wanted to introduce the plot element of Heidern's adopted daughter before the production of KOF '96. Her official nickname is The Silent Soldier.Īside from the main body of the King of Fighters series, Leona is also featured in a one-shot chapter in the spin-off manga, The King of Fighters: Kyo and has her own character image album.īefore production for her debut game began, developers wanted to create a suitable replacement for Heidern as a part of the game's overhaul. Leona, also known under her codename Leona Heidern, is a character introduced in The King of Fighters '96 as the new member to the Ikari Warriors Team. Martial arts + Heidern style assassination techniques

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Leona metal slug