Athena (series)

The Athena (アテナ) series of platform games was developed by SNK. It features prominently the adventures of the Goddess Athena and her reincarnated form, Athena Asamiya.

Plot
Athena is the goddess of wisdom of Olympus and she is very bored with her life. She decides to travel the world slaying monsters to have some fun.

When her journeys end, Athena disappears, but is reincarnated into the body of Athena Asamiya, a J-Pop idol.

Games
The very first game released in the series was a hit back in the day. Athena is portrayed in a chibi-like style and travels the world of Elysium slaying monsters in an effort to end her boredom and stop Dante, the leader of the monsters.
 * Athena - (1986)

This game focuses on Athena's reincarnated form, Athena Asamiya and her friend, Sie Kensou, both with psychic powers. The game is set in modern days, but the graphics are still very similar to the first game.
 * Psycho Soldier - (1986)

After Athena's instant success in SVC Chaos: SNK vs Capcom and in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, SNK decided to release a sequel to the first game. The story, the gameplay and the graphics are similar to the first game and it introduces a new character, Helene.
 * Athena: Full Throttle - (2006)

Other Games

 * Athena: Awakening from the Ordinary Life - (1999)
 * Athena On Stage - (2006)

Introduced in Athena

 * Athena
 * Dante

Introduced in Psycho Soldier

 * Athena Asamiya
 * Sie Kensou

Introduced in Full Throttle

 * Helene